Streaming is the new VHS: Film on TV with Brian Truitt

<p>Once upon a time, VHS reigned supreme. You could order them in the mail and for the first time watch older movies in your home when you wanted, sort of the predecessor to 'on demand.'</p><p>USA TODAY film critic, Brian Truitt said, "the arrival of the VCR was a godsend to a generation of film fans," as it opened the door to movies like nothing else had at the time.</p><p>Then DVD's took over and reigned for about a decade or so until they too fell from the top. Today, DVD's are an after thought as streaming has taken over as king of the home viewing world.</p><p>Gone are the days of driving to a video store to rent a movie, now movies are at our fingertips and stored in the cloud as opposed to taking up space on a shelf.</p><p>5 Things Sunday host, James Brown sat down with Truitt (and his dogs Moxie and Buttercup) to talk about the impact is of streaming, especially when it comes to overlooked movies. The dogs chime in now and then with their thoughts in the form of snoring.</p><p>For more on this topic, read:</p><p><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/08/26/streaming-movies-home-the-new-vhs/7865750001/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Streaming is the new VHS. Why we still encounter the best movies of our life on home video. </a></p><p><a href="https://www.columbiahouse.com/catalog/genre/284-ALETS-GET-STARTED" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Yes! Columbia house still exists two DVDs for 9.99</a></p><p>Brian Recommends Tubi, he calls it the new Blockbuster. Here’s an example of one of their movies <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UMFQcCRFu0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Hot Take: The Depp/Heard Trial</a></p><p>Follow<a href="https://twitter.com/jamesbrowntv" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> James Brown</a> and<a href="https://twitter.com/marychaostyle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> </a><a href="https://twitter.com/briantruitt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brian Truitt</a> on Twitter.</p><p>If y