Issue 13: Sequels

A new issue of VHS Tracking zine is out! The theme is SEQUELS! An A5 fold-out collection of movie recommendations written by different people. Cover art by Tristan Fidler based on Grease 2. Design and layout by Sally Hall. Neighbourhood Press did the gorgeous Riso printing. Contributors include: Sarah Jane Lang, Sigrid Edwards, Bryn Andrews, […]

Best Of The Best 2 (1993)

Best Of The Best 2 (1993): definitely a title I saw in a video store magazine as a kid and was like, “There was a Best Of The Best 1?” Thanks to a VHS rip on YouTube, I know all about the first movie now, which I did enjoy, a late-1980s martial arts melodrama with […]

Another Year (2010)

Revisiting Mike Leigh’s film, Another Year (2010), there are images of the middle-aged couple Tom (Jim Broadbent), a geologist, and Gerri (Ruth Sheen), a counsellor, that are so appealing and heart-warming to me. Gerri cuddling Tom while he prepares dinner or both of them sitting underneath a tarp with a cup of tea while it […]

Innerspace (1987)

Innerspace (1987) has been an all-time favourite ever since childhood, constantly rewatching a VHS copy taped from Channel 9, back when TV stations would warn viewers with narration/text that the movie had been adjusted to a widescreen format. I think as a kid I took Innerspace for granted with its mix of special effects, action […]

Issue 14: Vibes

A new issue of VHS Tracking zine is available! Issue 14’s theme? “Vibes!” Movies that our writers recommend to you based on their vibes (aesthetics, images, style, tone, etc). Featuring movie reviews written by Alexandra Hayes, Jerico Wallace, Heidi Baile and Adam Trainer. Cover image by Tristan Fidler based on Francis Ford Coppola’s One From […]