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Many shops, restaurants and activities that were loved in Wirral in the noughties no longer exist

The former Blockbuster store closed in December 2013

A pop-up speakeasy evokes a particular nostalgia – perhaps because the chain was one of the first victims of ‘disruption’

Streaming services are replete with stories of the dead coming back to life. They’re also chock-full with dead or almost dead brands. Shows like Stranger Things have not only given new life to 1980s pop classics like Kate Bush’s Running up that Hill, but also former tech icons such as…

Sure, streaming is great, but choosing a store video was a social event, an act of reaching out and connecting

With 'Blockbuster,' star Randall Park is starting to grow into a romantic leading man. Maybe soon, he'll also be a superhero.

The comedy series received a Rotten Tomatoes audience score of 51 per cent – and a critics rating of 24 per cent

Netflix is adding some great new content this week

LOS ANGELES — Everyone who grew up in the "be kind, rewind" era and attended the film school of the masses — their neighborhood Blockbuster — has a story about roaming the store in search of the titles that left a lasting impression on their cinematic development: "Raging Bull," "E.T.,"…

Four years ago, a Blockbuster video rental store in the town of Bend, Oregon, became the last one still in business. That’s the surface-level inspiration for the new Netflix sitcom called, simply enough, “Blockbuster,” starring Randall Park and Melissa Fumero.

Likable cast can’t save bland series set at the video chain’s last shop.