Rewind This

Rewind This is a 2013 documentary film directed by Josh Johnson about the impact of VHS on the film industry and home video, as well as about collectors of videotapes.

The documentary was received with wide critical acclaim, earning a 100 Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Writing in Twitch Film, J. Hurtado praised the film for being more than just about the collectors, as the filmmakers, managed to distill the experience down to its most potent ingredients and leave the audience with a highly satisfying straight shot of movie love. Jacob S. Hall named the documentary one of the TopMovies Discovered at SXSW 2013 on Movies.com, writing the film finds the perfect mixture of nostalgia and forward thinking, acknowledging the past while taking a bold look at what a world free of physical media will look like. The Hollywood Reporter called the film, an entertaining, sometimes enlightening history of the video format though unsurprisingly smallscreen friendly, it will be a crowdpleaser at fests and in niche bookings. A review from the Telluride Horror Show noted An unbending passion of cinema appreciation pours excitedly from Johnsons interview subjects, and there is a prevailing sense of humor that permits the subject to never take itself too seriously.

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