Amy Smith Austin Chronicle Nov 20, 2018

Austin-based filmmaker Josh Johnson pays sweet homage to a video format that shook up the film world and changed the way people watched movies - with total control.

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Matt Goldberg Collider Jul 19, 2018 B

Johnson has created a movie that mostly kept me riveted and highly entertained.

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Chris Tilly IGN Jul 19, 2018 6.7/10

Rewind This! is somewhat lacking in big-name first-hand accounts. But where the film is on firmer territory is in championing those lovers of the format who have ignored DVD, Blu-ray and digital downloads in favour of keeping the VHS dream alive.

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Jared Mobarak The Film Stage Jun 28, 2016 B

The real treat of Rewind This! is the geek-speak about VHS tapes telling uniquely distinct stories.

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Heather Wixson Daily Dead Jan 8, 2016 3.5/5

Though VHS' best days may have come and gone, Rewind This! certainly proves the case for the technology's enduring legacy by speaking with those who were there to live through it and with those who continue to collect and sell tapes even today.

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Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Dec 17, 2013

A hilarious and utterly excellent look back at a time where movie collecting was more of a sport and treasure hunt than a matter of simple point and click.

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Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com Sep 9, 2013 B+

It's affectionate and educational, with enough visual evidence to act as a time machine, bringing viewers back to an era of movie-watching exploration and physical media worship.

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Jennie Kermode Eye for Film Sep 9, 2013 4.5/5

The film is elevated above the average 'these are a few of my favourite things' documentary by its willingness to take on larger narratives around the social, economic and literary significance of the genre, all in a fully accessible way.

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Nathan Rabin The Dissolve Sep 4, 2013 3.5/5

The film is ultimately less interested in giving an objective overview of VHS' history than in paying loving, irreverent tribute to some of the strange subcultures that sprung up in the home-video world.

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Jeff Shannon Seattle Times Aug 29, 2013 4/4

Johnson's savvy authority ensures that "Rewind This!" will leave many film-and-video lovers begging for more.

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Shaun Munro What Culture Aug 28, 2013 3.5/5

This unabashedly nostalgic doc serves as a potent reminder of VHS' pivotal role in the history of entertainment, even if we've all moved on now. Well, most of us.

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Mike McGranaghan Aisle Seat Aug 27, 2013 3.5/4

Perhaps the best compliment I can pay the film is to say that it made me want to go down in my basement and dig through all those old VHS tapes that I have boxed up.

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Michael Nordine L.A. Weekly Aug 14, 2013

There's nary a trace of ironic detachment or condescension here, which is exceedingly rare for any depiction of geek culture.

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Fred Topel CraveOnline Jul 29, 2013 7/10

Rewind This! didn't delve into every corner of VHS I might have wished, but it introduced plenty I'd never thought of.

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Mark Adams Screen International Jul 29, 2013

Rewind This! is a charmer of a documentary that will strike a chord with audiences who have grown up with the format.

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John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter Jul 29, 2013

Lively history makes some good observations about video and the culture it enabled.

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Cory Everett The Playlist Jul 10, 2013 B+

Rewind This! is both a history lesson and love letter to a format which should prove to be a must-see for all cinephiles that came of age during the VHS era.

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Cameron Williams The Popcorn Junkie Jul 10, 2013 4/5

Incredibly fun doco that delivers the perfect hit of nostalgia for generation-VHS while educating the uninitiated on an important part of pop culture history

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Matthew Sorrento Film International Jun 16, 2013 7/10

Like any pop cultural tradition, the videotape has its diehards, who are the diverting guests in Josh Johnson's new documentary.

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