Videoheaven

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Videoheaven

2025,

3h 0m,

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History

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Pure mana for anyone who ever made a home for themselves at the now-endangered video store, Alex Ross Perry's essayistic exploration of the niche community staple is larded with insight and nostalgia.

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Tara Judah

Sight & Sound

Nov 6, 2025

It also acts as an archive explainer for younger generations who won’t ever have set foot inside a video store.

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

Jul 2, 2025

The material will be irresistible to any cinephile who has spent countless hours in these spaces, and a critic would do well to admit susceptibility.

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Taylor Williams

Slant Magazine

Jul 2, 2025

3/4

More than a mere cipher for the world around it, the video store becomes something much more self-reflexive across Videoheaven’s three-hour running time.

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Mauricio Jarufe Caballero

Cinencuentro

Jun 3, 2026

Like a pretentious video store clerk, Perry comes across as a know-it-all and overwhelms the viewer with details of dubious analytical value... [Full review in Spanish]

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Glenn Dunks

reDocumented

Mar 8, 2026

You probably shouldn’t be leaving out vital information while repeating and contradicting others that you said earlier. There are just so many more crevices in which to explore, and I wished we hadn’t have spent so long on [Kevin Smith] clips.

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John Serba

Decider

Mar 6, 2026

It’s decidedly FCO: For Cinephiles Only.

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Maya Hawke

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Alex Ross Perry

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Andrew Adair

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Jake Perlin

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Daniel Herbert

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Director: Alex Ross Perry
Producer: Andrew Adair, Jake Perlin, Daniel Herbert, Alex Ross Perry
Screenwriter: Alex Ross Perry
Production Co: Cinema Conservancy
Genre: Documentary, History
Original Language: English
Runtime: 3h 0m

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