James D. Rolfe
James Rolfe is an American filmmaker, actor, YouTuber, and online personality. He is best known for creating and starring in the YouTube webshow Angry Video Game Nerd, a joint production between Rolfe's Cinemassacre Productions, GameTrailers, and ScrewAttack.
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FPS: First Person Shooter
The largest ensemble of gaming icons ever assembled on screen, FPS: First Person Shooter is a documentary that takes fans on a nostalgic journey through the creation some of the greatest videogames ever made.
In Search of Darkness Part III: The Final Journey Into '80s Horror
The conclusion to the ‘In Search of Darkness’ '80s trilogy. In this epic final chapter, our focus turns to the straight-to-video horror classics that populated the bottom shelves at the video rental store. Imaginative, gory, experimental—but always entertaining—these hidden gems are ripe for rediscovery.
Rarity: Retro Video Game Collecting in the Modern Era
Interviews with casual retro game collectors to collectors with the most expensive retro game collections in the world
VHS Massacre 2
Struggling to keep independent films alive, indie filmmakers travel from the last Blockbuster to Troma Studios, encountering threats like media consolidation and censorship that jeopardize indie cinema's survival from VHS to streaming.
In Search of Darkness Part II: The Journey Into '80s Horror Continues
The ultimate ‘80s Horror retrospective just got BIGGER. In Search of Darkness: Part II is a four-hour-plus sequel to the Rondo Hatton-nominated In Search of Darkness, adding 15 new interviewees and 40+ returning favorites for the biggest and most comprehensive ‘80s Horror documentary cast ever assembled.
Not for Resale
A feature-length documentary on local video game stores and the final days of physical media.
In Search of Darkness
An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact on contemporary cinema.
Return to Return to Nuke 'Em High Aka Vol. 2
Following the events of Volume 1, the mutated glee club continue their violent rampage in Tromaville. Chrissy and Lauren, two innocent lesbian lovers, must fight not only the Cretins, mutants, and monsters but also the evil Tromorganic Foodstuffs Conglomerate. Can they, and Kevin the Wonder Duck, save Tromaville High School and the world?
Plan 9
The story of Nilbog, a small town with a big story. The beginning of an invasion. These aliens have a different plan for the inhabitants of Earth. To resurrect their dead as their own army set with but one goal: to wipe out all mankind. This night will decide the fates of all who walk the planet and thought they were the top of the food chain.
Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie
Based on the hit web series of the same name, the science fiction/adventure/comedy, Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie, follows a disgruntled gamer who must overcome his fear of the worst video game of all time in order to save his fans. Hilarity ensues as a simple road trip becomes an extravagant pursuit of the unexpected.
The Angry Video Game Nerd
The Angry Video Game Nerd is an adult web television series of comedic retrogaming video reviews created by and starring James Rolfe. The show's format revolves around his commentary and review of older, but unsuccessful video games which are deemed to be of particularly low-quality, unfair difficulty or poor design.