The Last Video Store
Episodes
Cameron James returns for some gentle comedy, cult classics and weird cinema (2nd Anniversary Show)
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrating another year of The Last Video Store with our original first customer and best mate… it’s another return of Cameron James! Cam & Alexe...
Greg Larsen raids our war section for CIVIL WAR, ALEXANDER and DAS BOOT
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cult comedy hero and dear mate, Greg Larsen enters the video store. Greg kicks off his run at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with his new...
David Herriman loves GOODFELLAS, THE ELEPHANT MAN and a Netflix documentary that made him cry
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
David Herriman is one of Australia’s most recognisable actors, working in films like TOGETHER, ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD to HOUSE OF WAX (one of...
Geraldine Viswanathan loves stoner comedy (and M. Night Shyamalan)
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Geraldine Viswanathan has shared the screen with the likes of John Cena, Margaret Qualley, Florence Pugh and Pedro Pascal, and is fast becoming one of...
Athina Rachel Tsangari, legendary filmmaker and a true hero of Greek cinema
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Best known for her provocative comedy ATTENBERG and the unnervingly satirical CHEVALIER, Athina Rachel Tsangari helped define what critics dubbed the ...
Matt Johnson & Jay McCarrol from Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (the Podcast)
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
SPOILER WARNING - this chat may gently reveal a little bit about the the comedic premise and influence unique to the movie… This week, The Last Vid...
Baz Luhrmann is EPiC! (Yes, this week’s guest is Baz Luhrmann!)
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What an immense privilege to chat with true visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann about his new film EPiC: ELVIS PRESLEY IN CONCERT. Baz's maximalist imagi...
REWIND: The Weekly Planet’s Mr Sunday Movies & Nick Mason love JOHN WICK, TRUE LIES and RONIN
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On our last REWIND episode, we’re taking a look back at probably our most downloaded episode of all time! Pop culture podcast royalty, Nick "Maso" M...
REWIND: The Surprising Films That Inspired The Philippou Brother's Horror Hit BRING HER BACK
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’re revisiting our hilarious and insightful chat with filmakers and twin brothers Danny and Michael Philippou! Their latest film, BRING HER BACK i...
REWIND: Jonathan Rhys Meyers is one of the biggest film lovers we've ever met
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Nest up in our REWIND series, where we look back at some of our most popular and memorable episodes, it’s film star Jonathan Rhys Meyers! He’s the...
REWIND: Angela White, the Meryl Streep of P*rn
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With perhaps more films in The Last Video Store than any other performer (all located behind the beaded curtain), what better episode to rewind to tha...
REWIND: AARON CHEN discovers the ultimate cult film
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’re kicking off the new year re-releasing some of our favourite episodes. And what better way to hit rewind than with our wonderful AARON CHEN! B...
The Best Films of 2025 - Documentaries, Australian Films, Comedies and Honourable Mentions
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Once again we’re celebrating some of the best films, movies and cinema of 2025 with Melbourne International Film Festival programmer and film critic...
The 10 Best Films of 2025
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrating some of the best films, movies and cinema of 2025 with Melbourne International Film Festival programmer and film critic Kate Jinx. Join us...
MEG MAC tells the funniest story about loving Shrek
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of Australia’s most gifted singer songwriters, Meg Mac stops by The Last Video Store to chat to Alexei in the middle of a tour intimate pop up g...
JOHN POLSON Directed Robert De Niro and Created Tropfest
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Salute a true soldier of cinema with today’s guest JOHN POLSON. He starred opposite Tom Cruise in MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2, directed DeNiro and Dakota ...
NICK WARD is Aus music’s biggest cinephile and a Tom Cruise fanatic
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A breakthrough artist collaborating with the likes of Troye Sivan, Nick Ward has recently actualised his film obsessed dreams… composing the score f...
AUNTY DONNA & FINDING YEEZUS director Max Miller on big screen comedy
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Double Greek boy cinephilia on the Last Video Store today as we’re joined by award winning director behind AUNTY DONNA’S BIG OL’ HOUSE OF FUN, C...
Mary Bronstein on directing Rose Byrne, Conan O’Brien & A$AP Rocky in a feature length panic attack
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Bronstein’s new film IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU, is a feature length surrealist panic attack surrounding the performance of a lifetime from R...
Concetta Caristo and Lauren Bonner are Big Natural Film Lovers
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Two of the funniest comedians in Australia and hosts of the cult podcast BIG NATURAL TALENTS, Lauren Bonner & Concetta Caristo, slide into the Last Vi...
Ruel is a Pop Star on the Verge of Film Obsession
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At just 22, REUL has already scored over 3 billion global streams, earned platinum and gold singles, and sold out tours worldwide. Now, the hitmaker i...
Paul Dempsey RETURNS to pick up ONE MOVIE AFTER ANOTHER
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Something for Kate and Fanning Dempsey National Park frontman triumphantly returns to the Last Video Store. Paul Dempsey takes us deeper into his ...
The 8 Best Vampire Films of All-time with Maria Lewis
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the year of the vampire in cinema so what better way to celebrate the spooky season this Halloween. Acclaimed author and vampire/horror exp...
Alison Wonderland nerds out on JAWS and her husband Ti West
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most acclaimed artists in electronic dance music, Alison Wonderlands’ new album Ghost World sounds like a cinematic score destined fo...
Nina Oyama returns to talk about the most provocative comedy film
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of our favourite guests Nina Oyama returns to The Last Video Store to rate Alexei’s recommendation (the Korean film MICROHABITAT) and pick u...
Zan Rowe TAKEs 5 Weeklies for $5
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s finally happened, TAKE 5 meets THE LAST VIDEO STORE. Zan Rowe, one of Australia’s greatest broadcasters and minds on music joins the ...
LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS star Gemma Chua-Tran loves volcano movies and hates singing
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Heartbreak High student turned cosmic hero and star of the outrageously funny new Australian animated comedy LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS, Gemma Chua-Tran e...
SPLITSVILLE director Michael Angelo Covino and the Italian comedies that influenced his new film with Dakota Johnson
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Splitsville, it’s a incisive comedy about modern relationships with particular style and a fight sequence most action movies would envy. It&rsqu...
Dacre Montgomery and Samuel Van Grinsven are the biggest film nerds
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Actor Dacre Montgomery (Stranger Things) and filmmaker Samuel Van Grinsven (Sequin in a Blue Room) might just be the two most passionate film lovers t...
WEDNESDAY creators Alfred Gough & Miles Millar are experts of adaptation
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From Superman’s origins in Smallville, to modern day Adams Family in Wednesday and a list of the most tonally diverse sequels (including Herbie:...
Col Needham, the founder of IMDb, has seen over 16,000 films
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Recommending a film to Col Needham is no easy task… His personal film diary literally evolved into THE comprehensive catalogue of all films, th...
Amy Nicholson Unspools her Favourite Movie Musicals
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
She wrote the book on Tom Cruise (for Cahiers Du Cinema) and has examined cinema greatness with Paul Scheer on the great film podcast UNSPOOLED, now w...
The Surprising Film That Inspired The Fairbairn Brothers' Love Of Horror
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jaxon and Lachlan Fairbairn are comedians, creatives, brothers and huge film lovers, who you might recognise from their huge following on YouTube...
TEX PERKINS, The Cruel Sea and Cool Movies
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All-round icon and legendary frontman of THE CRUEL SEA, Tex Perkins steps into The Last Video Store to pick out some gritty classics, unexpected gems ...
Hilltop Hoods on Geezers, Gangsters and Genre
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we’re joined by Aussie hip hop royalty, Hilltop Hoods, for a cinematic hangout with Alexei in the Last Video Store. Pressure cracks o...
TOGETHER Director Michael Shanks - the Surprising Influence of M. Night Shyamalan
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hitting cinemas next week, TOGETHER marks the brilliant feature debut of filmmaker Michael Shanks. Before teaming up with Alison Brie and Dave Franco ...
Marlon Williams & Ursula Grace Williams – Two Worlds, Many Movies
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aotearoa’s own Marlon Williams steps into the Last Video Store alongside filmmaker Ursula Grace Williams to talk about Marlon Williams: Two...
The Best 8 Australian Horror Films (You Haven’t Seen Yet) with Director Kane Senes
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia is known for it's horror movies, but for every Wolf Creek and The Babadook there are dozens of freaky films that you might not be on your ra...
DEMI ADEJUYIGBE IS GOING TO CHOOSE THREE (3) FAVOURITE MOVIES
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While touring his comedy show, DEMI ADEJUYIGBE IS GOING TO DO ONE (1) BACKFLIP, Demi Adejuyigbe stopped by the Last Video Store to pick up some of his...
KILLING HEIDI are cult cinema zombies...from MEET THE FEEBLES to 28 DAYS LATER
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On the 25th anniversary of their classic debut album REFLECTOR, rockstar siblings Ella Hooper and Jesse Hooper join Alexei in the LAST VIDEO STORE to ...
3 of the best absurd films with artist/fish Montaigne
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From Eurovision to collaborating with THE David Byrne from Talking Heads (and the movie masterpiece TRUE STORIES), Montaigne is a truly creative artis...
The Go-Betweens, Bob Dylan and the favourite films of Australia’s great indie rock songwriter Robert Forster
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Last Video Store, Alexei Toliopoulos dusts off a well-worn VHS and welcomes a true icon of Australian music into the store: Robert Fo...
From ANTZ to TRAINSPOTTING: the favourite films of Calum Hood (5SOS)
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Perusing the shelves this week is Calum Hood, best known as the bassist of 5 Seconds of Summer, he’s about to release debut solo album “OR...
The Surprising Films That Inspired The Philippou Brothers (RackaRacka) Latest Horror Hit BRING HER BACK
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Twin brothers Danny and Michael Philippou are the most excited voices in Australian genre cinema since the release of their horror hit TALK TO ME. The...
The 2 Best Video Store Movies of All Time with Mish Wittrup & Zachary Ruane
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From the MISH & ZACH podcast, comedian Mish Wittrup wanders into the Last Video Store, and the desk is manned by both Alexei Toliopoulos & Zac...
Should PEARL have won an Oscar? With Taskmaster's Danielle Walker
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Danielle Walker is one of the funniest people in the country, and brings an eclectic mix of films to The Last Video Store. The comedian and winner of ...
Ben Lee loves Albert Brooks comedies and the psychomagic of Jodorowsky
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australian pop music royalty and star of teen comedy classic THE RAGE IN PLACID LAKE, Ben Lee roams through the Last Video Store. Ben is a true cineph...
Comedy trio Mates Rates love SIDEWAYS, IN BRUGES and....MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kristo, Sammy and Tom are three besties who you might know better as Mates Rates, who not only create hilarious sketches online and a podcast, but als...
Nash Edgerton loves E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL & FERRIS BUELLER’S DAY OFF
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Writer, Director, Stuntman. Nobody’s doing it like Nash Edgerton. He kicked of his feature directing career with the dark Aussie noir THE SQUARE...
Kriv Stenders, director of THE CORRESPONDENT, loves Aussie classics DOGS IN SPACE and LOVE SERENADE
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Director and producer Kriv Stenders is a true Australian film legend, and has directed films like Red Dog and his new one, political thriller The Corr...
Will Gibb loves spooky cult favourites LAKE MUNGO and THE WAILING
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian and self-professed horror-head Will Gibb joins Alexei in The Last Video Store to chat about three of his favourite spooky films. Will is well...
Gracie Otto loves MULHOLLAND DRIVE & CHUNGKING EXPRESS
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Weaving between narrative and documentary features OTTO BY OTTO, SERIOUSLY RED and extensive work directing some of the best television (including DEA...
Julio Torres loves Nicole Kidman in BIRTH + his surreal comedy PROBLEMISTA
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Just before he lands at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Julio Torres joins Alexei Toliopoulos to explore the Last Video Store. Julio Torre...
Michael Hing reveals his list of the top 50 movies of all time (from when he was 19 years old)
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When comedian and podcast host Michael 'Hingers' Hing was 19 and in his 2nd year of uni, he wrote a list of what are, in his opinion, the be...
BONUS: David Wenham, an original video store customer
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A short and sharp visit to the Last Video Store from one of the greats of Australian cinema, David Wenham. His new film SPIT sees Wenham return to per...
Cameron James returns for some hard neo noir and the classic SUNSET BOULEVARD (Anniversary Spectacular)
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrating a year into the pod with our original first customer and best mate… it’s the return of Cameron James! Cam has just released h...
Filip Hammar & Fredrik Wikingsson directors/stars of THE LAST JOURNEY love SIDEWAYS and THE ACT OF KILLING
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Their film THE LAST JOURNEY just became the highest grossing Swedish documentary ever and was selected as the Swedish entry for the Best International...
Charles Williams, director of INSIDE starring Guy Pearce, loves FAT CITY
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Filmmaker Charles Williams won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for his his short ALL THESE CREATURES. His feature directori...
Zachary Ruane returns for THE SUBSTANCE, I SAW THE TV GLOW and De Palma’s BODY DOUBLE
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aunty Donna legend and film obsessive Zachary Ruane returns to the Last Video Store to reveal if Alexei’s recommendation of Brian De Palma&rsquo...
Jenna Owen & Vic Zerbst love the erotic milk play of BABYGIRL
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes known as the sketch duo FREUDIAN NIP, Jenna and Vic are now the creators and stars of OPTICS on ABC and the Christmas movie NUGGET IS DEAD (...
Aisha Dee loves HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS and the Blaxploitation vengeance of Pam Grier in COFFY
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Star of APPLE CIDER VINEGAR (on NETFLIX), THE BOLD TYPE and one of the best new Australian horror films SISSY, Aisha Dee joins Alexei on THE LAST VIDE...
ratbag loves EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, THE BOY AND THE HERON and the portals of fantasy
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Wandering into the Last Video Store to pick up some of their favourite films is one of Alexei’s new favourite musicians, ratbag. A rising Aotear...
Leigh Whannell loves THE FLY, THE SHINING and they both influenced his horror films WOLF MAN and THE INVISIBLE MAN
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our special guest in the Last Video Store this week is Leigh Whannell. Breaking into horror co-writing SAW with James Wan, Leigh has built a reputatio...
Legendary comedian Wendy Harmer loves DUNE, IN COLD BLOOD and the dark side of the outback in WAKE IN FRIGHT
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Author, playwright, broadcaster and one of the all-time legends of Australian comedy Wendy Harmer stops by the Last Video Store to visit her little ma...
The Best Documentaries, Australian Films, Directorial Debuts and Honourable Mentions of 2024
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With Kate Jinx (Melbourne International Film Festival programmer, film critic and co-host of SEE ALSO podcast), Alexei talk through their favouri...
David Farrier loves ALIENS and a documentary about sperm donors in America
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
One of the great modern documentarians, David Farrier explores factual storytelling through his films TICKLED and MR ORGAN, the Netflix series DARK TO...
The Best Films, Movies & Cinema of 2024
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrating some of the best films, movies and cinema of 2024 with Melbourne International Film Festival programmer, film critic and co-host of S...
Triple J’s Luka Muller loves SUPERBAD, STARSHIP TROOPERS and the carnal pleasures of eating an ortolan
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian, Triple J breaky host and ⅓ of the haunted brains behind the fantastic comedic podcast Oooh, Spooky, LUKA MULLER joins Lex to wander t...
AUNTY DONNA’s Mark Bonanno loves SPEED RACER and Furiously Fast Families
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It is the festive time for pud and panettone so Mark Bonnano had to swing by to pick up his favourite films. One of the funniest f...
Hugo Weaving & Daniel Henshall love dark Christmas movies and Turkish arthouse cinema
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
HOW TO MAKE GRAVY, the adaptation of the classic Paul Kelly song is your taste of Australian Christmas melancholy cinema this festive season. Stars of...
Confidence Man’s Sugar Bones loves THE SUBSTANCE, ROMEO + JULIET and maximalist cinema
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The most excitingly outrageous act in electro-pop, Sugar Bones from Confidence Man stops by The Last Video Store to chat to Alexei about his favourite...
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON’s Abubakar Salim loves THE DARK KNIGHT, POOR THINGS and the accent experiments of Tom Hardy
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You know him for his tremendous performance as Alyn of Hull on HOUSE OF THE DRAGON, Abubakar Salim is a true renaissance man and multitalented creativ...
Paul Kelly loves THE SOUND OF MUSIC, BIG NIGHT and cuisine on screen
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of Australia’s most cherished singer/songwriters Paul Kelly steps into the Last Video Store to talk us through some of his favourite films/movie...
Jonathan Rhys Meyers loves ALIEN, AMERICAN FICTION and the transcendental cinema of Andrei Tarkovsky
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The iconic star of video store favourites BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM, VELVET GOLDMINE, MATCH POINT, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III, I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD, T...
Meyne Wyatt & THE MOOGAI director Jon Bell love the surrealist scares of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The star and director of the brilliantly creepy homegrown horror picture THE MOOGAI wander into The Last Video Store. THE MOOGAI follows a young Abori...
HALLOWEEN BONUS: Demi Lardner loves SAW and a bunch of other messed up horror films
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian, horror movie lover and all 'round freak Demi Lardner joins Alexei in the Last Video Store for this special All Hallow's Eve bonus episode to...
Dylan River loves NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, PARIS TEXAS and the bluegrass tunes of O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU?
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With his new series, THOU SHALT NOT STEAL, Dylan River cements himself as one of the country’s most exciting voices in moving image. THOU SHALT NOT ...
Oscar-winning animator Adam Elliot loves THE ELEPHANT MAN and the nurturing melancholy of MEMOIR OF A SNAIL
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When his film HARVIE KRUMPET won an Academy Award, it felt like the entirety of Australia won alongside him. One of the great auteurs of animated cine...
Charlie Clausen loves TALK TO ME, NEAR DARK and metaphysical horror cinema
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Just in time for the spooky season, we wander through the horror section with one of the true icons of Australian Podcasting, Charlie Clausen. Who als...
Cameron James returns STREETS OF FIRE (did he like it?)
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
RETURN CHUTE SPECIAL! Cameron James drops his staff pick back through the return chute and we find out his thoughts and reactions to STREET OF FIRE. ...
Polish Club’s Dave Novak loves GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS and the existential horrors of nuclear apocalyptic THREADS
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most beautiful voices of Aus indie rock Dave Novak stops by ahead of POLISH CLUB’s national album tour. Go see them live in your town fr...
Michelle Brasier loves FURIOUS 7, CRUEL INTENTIONS and MARCEL THE SHELL
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Multitalented comedic sensation Michelle Brasier (Aunty Donna Big Ol House of Fun, Koala Man, Thank God You’re Here) drops by The Last Video Store i...
Keith Urban loves BMX BANDITS, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON and THE CASTLE
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As he travels through Betoota, the legendary country music superstar Keith Urban stops by the Last Video Store to chat to Alexei Toliopoulos about his...
The Weekly Planet’s Mr Sunday Movies & Nick Mason love JOHN WICK, TRUE LIES and RONIN
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pop culture podcast royalty, Nick "Maso" Mason and James "Mr. Sunday Movies" Clement of the Weekly Planet take an esteemed tour of THE LAST VIDEO STOR...
Missy Higgins loves FURIOSA, 12 MONKEYS and GIRL, INTERRUPTED
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It can’t be fricking denied, Missy Higgins is one of Australia’s most cherished singer/songwriters. Her new album The Second Act – “a kind o...
KNEECAP director Rich Peppiatt loves GOOD WILL HUNTING and LA HAINE
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Every word of Irish spoken is a bullet for Irish freedom” are the resonant words found in the unlikely indie crowd-pleaser of the year KNEECAP. B...
The Green Knight director David Lowery loves THE FIRST OMEN, DEAD MAN and getting freaked out by Freddy Krueger
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of Alexei’s absolute favourite contemporary filmmakers David Lowery jumps into the Last Video Store to pick up a stack of his favourite films. D...
Danny from DUNE RATS loves DUNE, SCARFACE and THE CASTLE
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Danny Beus from the Aussie rock band Dune Rats finally goes on the record on whether the Muad'Dib (the rat from DUNE) inspired the name of his band (D...
Elouise Eftos loves DROP DEAD GORGEOUS and ANATOMY OF A FALL…
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
MULTI-TALENT ALERT! Comedian, actor and Greek Elouise Eftos stops by the Last Video Store to talk about one of her great passions (CINEMA). We go deep...
Powderfinger’s Bernard Fanning + Something for Kate’s Paul Dempsey | THE LAST VIDEO STORE
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
All-timer heroes of Australian music Paul Dempsey from Something for Kate and Bernard Fanning from Powderfinger jump into the Last Video Store to talk...
Taskmaster’s Sam Campbell on his favourite films
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Campbell, Taskmaster star and once played the killer in a low-budget Christmas-themed slasher film Dive into the world of film with Award-winning ...
BIRDEATER directors Jack Clark & Jim Weir
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The filmmakers behind the hottest Australian indie directorial debut in years BIRDEATER jump into the Last Video Store to discuss their film and two o...
Jenny Tian, star of TASKMASTER AU and Former President of Her University Film Society
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Before she was killing it on the new season of Taskmaster Australia, Jenny Tian was already a comedic sensation on stage and online. Just before she j...
Ti West, director of MAXXXINE, PEARL and X
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Horror filmmaker Ti West sits down with Alexei for a short sharp bonus chat in the lead up to his new film MaXXXine, the third in a trilogy of horror ...
Marc Fennell, STUFF THE BRITISH STOLE & Formerly ‘THAT MOVIE GUY’
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In an historic meeting of the minds, Walkley-winning journalist and documentary maker Marc Fennell steps into The Last Video Store. With season 2 of M...
Rachel House, Director of THE MOUNTAIN and Star of HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of Aotearoa’s most celebrated actors, Rachel House (HEARTBREAK HIGH, MOANA) joins Alexei to talk about her directorial debut THE MOUNTAIN. A hea...
Aaron Gocs, comedian and star of THE EMU WAR
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A much-treasured star of the Australian comedy scene, Aaron Gocs is bloody electric on screen. Catch him and a bunch of your favourite Australian come...
Mitch Orr, Celebrated Chef and “the Prince of Pasta”
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of Alexei’s best friends, Mitch Orr jumps in to talk his favourite films. Known as “the Prince of Pasta”, Mitch Orr has built a reputation a...
Ione Skye, the iconic star of SAY ANYTHING…
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
WAYNE’S WORLD, FOUR ROOMS, GAS FOOD LODGING and SAY ANYTHING… Ione Skye stars in all films that sat on Alexei’s staff picks shelf back in his da...
Aaron Chen, Star of FISK and Award Winning Comedian
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you haven’t seen Aaron Chen’s YouTube special please remedy this ASAP Beloved comedian and dearest friend Aaron Chen joins Alexei in the Last V...