The feature-length anthology “Freaky Tales” is joyfully anchored in a ... counter he slings unsolicited film commentary along with VHS rentals (and is hence yet another reminder of Mr ...

stitched together with static-y VHS splices, a doomy synth score and a lot of patently fraudulent blood. The mystery is why a movie so hell-bent on having fun feels so formulaic. “Freaky Tales ...

Three couples. Four trips. A lot to unpack.

It’s a long, strange tale, set against a technology landscape ... and domestic material to the average home. So why did VHS – a technically inferior standard – win the standardisation ...