Movie rental

picking out movies at the rental store

Here are our readers' greatest memories from the VHS age.

The Queen City may be jam-packed with nightlife options, but there are a few local gems that are challenge to find. From secret garden patios to a speakeasy hidden in a video store, these bars may be playing hard-to-get... but they're totally worth the struggle.

Blockbuster Video

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Videodrome, the roughly 2,000-square-foot shop at the corner of North Highland and North avenues, is the last video store standing in Atlanta that is not of the XXX variety. It is an oasis for film buffs (and the occasional visiting celebrity) who are suckers for special features, director’s cuts, or not letting Netflix’s algorithms ration out their media diets.

Richard Brody writes about Tom Roston’s book about how video stores shaped a generation of filmmakers.

Our contributors share their fondest memories of the bygone era of video stores.