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Scream — Why This One Still Cuts Deep Wes Craven didn’t just bring the slasher back—he sharpened it. Scream  landed on December 20, 1996 from Dimension Films with a modest $14M budget and went on to slash its way to $173,046,663  worldwide. Critics mostly loved the trick it pulled: Kevin Williamson’s script toyed with horror tropes while Craven kept the blade honest. Roger Ebert called it “clever and funny, while also being scary.” Not everyone liked the self-awareness or gor

Arachnophobia (1990) – Raised by VHS Review There’s a special corner of the VHS shelf reserved for movies that make you laugh, squirm,...

License to Drive (1988) – Raised by VHS Review Some movies perfectly capture what it felt like to be a teenager in the late 80s, and...

The Karate Kid (1984) – Raised by VHS Review “Wax on, wax off.” Few phrases from the 80s have lived on with the same pop-culture...

Days of Thunder (1990) – Raised by VHS Review Welcome to Raised by VHS  – proudly paying late fees since the 1980s. For our very first...

Welcome to Raised by VHS – the podcast that rewinds to the glory days of late fees, staff picks, and the movies that molded us. From...