Review - V/H/S/Mixtape (2026)

Directed by: Renee Zhan, RZA, Ernest R. Dickerson, Flying Lotus, Tobias Forge, David Moreau

Starring: Jihad Brent, Neela Jolene, Elie Kaempfen

Go Horror Rating: C

What the fuck are we even doing with this series any more? This is a generous 'C' because there was some good to it and I'm all about the metal, so 'Premature Burial', the music video portion, while out of place, was kind of rad. I love Gwar as much as the next dude but they overstayed their welcome throughout the movie. I could see a small intro, or have them properly 'in' a segment, but not whatever the hell this weird, not funny MC thing was. 'Dance, Dance, Dance, Dance' sucked. It was pointless, it felt like a cheap haunted house that you're disappointed even spending $10 to get into. A story that made zero sense and flashing lights, with completely cheese acting. How do you waste a Barbara Crampton appearance?! Terrible segment, one of the worst in the entire series. 'Heartbeat' was effective, it's just too bad David Moreau is a piece of shit human being. Doubly sucks because he has an awesome resume, but whatever.. fuck him. The segment IS good and pretty gut wrenching. The idea was awesome and it carried perfectly to a very satisfying end. 'The Music of Mr. Sze' didn't land for me at all. The idea was really dull, and the acting was worse (aside from Mr. Sze). The monster and end result? Come on... 'Another Cabin' was pretty decent. A little funny and a gloomy sort of 'payback's a bitch' story. I enjoyed it and it was certainly the perfect length to make it memorable. 'Death Tone' again suffered from some weak acting but overall the segment was pretty good. My issue is it felt too polished and the idea wasn't overly thought out. A few lame kills, a few good ones, and a pretty good studio setting which was appealing to the eye. I just seemed to distant from what the VHS franchise is supposed to feel like.