Obsolete Cinema shows free movies in Brooklyn, New York. Check our blog for movie reviews, VHS nostalgia and more.
Sure, I preach embracing the analog. I love my VHS tapes, and I enjoy sharing fun movies with fun people at our monthly shows. But even I fall prey to the digital. Sometimes I just want to watch those damn movies right now. That's when I stream movies online.
Read MoreWould this movie be possible without BEETLEJUICE? That’s what I couldn’t help asking myself while re-watching LITTLE MONSTERS. That and, How is it no one on the Internet noticed it's main title sequence is exactly the same as STRANGER THINGS, and why can’t I find a clip of it to embed?! Guess you have to see it to believe it.
Read MoreSummertime brings heat, vacations, and a load of blockbuster movies. All are vying for a piece of the popcorn pie, the last chunk of change in our pockets, and Hollywood immortality. But there’s a dark side to the dream: box office flops, those movies that for any number of reasons can’t win the popularity contest.
Read MoreA sweet, deliberate grindhouse revenge movie legendary to worldwide film geeks (crown prince Tarantino named his production company after it), ROLLING THUNDER is also an entertainingly moody and disturbing film, in which returning Vietnam POW Major Charles Rane’s (William Devane) story seems eerily similar to good-ole maverick hero John McCain. (Keep bad-ass aviator shades – add bad-ass hook hand!)
Read MoreFather's Day is an Obsolete Holiday. It's one of those greeting card obligations that either gets lost in the shuffle of post-Memorial Day summer fun or dangles there like the crappy tie you just picked out for the man who (hopefully) raised you. As Father's Day approaches like the downtrodden door-to-door salesman that it is, we pay tribute to some truly Obsolete movie dads.
Read MoreIt’s (finally) getting warm out there – and it’s about to get HOT. Time to shape that couch-potato flab into hunky FAB! with this amazing VHS double-feature built to get your blood pumping & your jive talking. Strap on those leg-warmers- it’s Travolta-Cise!
Read MoreHad enough Star Wars hype? This Life Day season, restore freedom to your galaxy with enough spoofs, goofs, and knock-offs to sink an Imperial fleet.
Read MoreGrab your joysticks, this July we’re going for an all-time high score with two VHS tributes to the arcades of yesteryear!
Read MoreJune: The weather is warmer, the school year is almost over, and the natives are getting nihilistic. Time for a double dose of teen angst with a capital A (for Anarchy)!
Read MoreIt’s Spring, that time when we emerge from our urban caves to take in a bit of the Great Outdoors. But LOOK OUT! It’s a Bear – It’s a Snake – It’s WHEN ANIMALS ATTACK!
Read MoreThe movies you think you remember on a format you can't forget. Free double features every month in Brooklyn.
