The Lobby

This place is a staple of Whyte Ave. Though not the easiest place unless you know where to look, it is strangely hidden under a daycare.
One of the master minds behind Dedfest, Kevin Martin has put his blood sweat and tears into making this basement full of obscure, rare, strange and awesome movies you can buy or rent.
If you are buying, they don’t always come cheap but that is because you are getting movies that get shipped to Kevin personally. Some movies are so rare he isn’t always willing to part with them.
Being a cenophile it is great to nerd out with another like minded and knowledgeable person.
Do yourself a favor and show this place some love. You want to see something completely different, you’ll find it here.

Very passionate and friendly owner — the problem is most of the time that you go there, during his posted business hours, the place is locked up and closed. I’ve wasted a few trips driving all the way down to Whyte and parking and finding the door locked. This has lead me to stop going there. Probably will just use Amazon from now on.

I love this little gem of a movie store! It’s perfect for all those hard-​to-​find horrors, documentaries, cult classics, etc. It’s been a few years since I was there, but I used to be in all the time when I lived off of Whyte.
Incredibly helpful and friendly owner. I was in hospital for emergency surgery a few years ago and knew I wasn’t going to get my movies back to him on time (for at least a week) and when I emailed him from my hospital bed to let him know, not only was he not concerned about the overdue fines, but was incredibly kind about my situation and told me to enjoy the movies while I recuperated. He treated me as more of a friend then a paying customer, which was really refreshing. When someone demonstrates such a good-​will gesture, of course you want to go back and patronize their business!
Friendly and very knowledgeable owner, great selection, and a great price. What more could you ask for?

Man, this place is great. If you’re into cult, retro, or just downright weird flicks, seriously check this place out.
The owner is totally chill. How chill, you may ask? Well, I didn’t have to pay ANY late charges even though I had a few movies late by about a week (this happened on three separate occasions). Also, one time he didn’t charge me for a movie because he thought it was total garbage and didn’t feel OK making someone pay for it. Plus, he’s extremely helpful when you have an idea or theme in mind and don’t know the movie title or don’t even know if that sort of movie exists. It doesn’t matter how far out your idea is, he’s got something, and if not, at least a suggestion of where you could look.
The actual content of the movies in store varies. If it’s a cult classic, you can bet they have it. They’ve got a decent selection of 1950’s/1960’s scifi stuff, lots of zombie movies, from blockbusters all the way to sexploitation flicks. You just have to go in and check it out for yourself, especially if you’ve been trying to find a movie that’s a bit off the wall.
Movie rentals are cheap, I’m talkin’ $ 10 even for three movies.
The one warning I will give is it smells weird in the store. Like incense or something. It’s kind of hard to take sometimes. If you’re sensitive to smells, you might not be able to browse for very long.