This review may contain spoilers.

Oh…this…this is gonna absolutely ruin my analytics…

So…for some reason (despite contacting the movie database people repeatedly). The team have refused to correct an issue with all the individual ‘AGFA mixtape’ listings, where they’ve been logged as ‘TV Specials’ rather than ‘Films’ and as such, have been filtered out of being featured on letterboxd. I don’t know WHY they won’t fix this clear issue. But as a result it means I’m going to have to log this (fantastic btw) release 8 times and review each mixtape separately under this one item…which sucks…a LOT…but eh…what can y’do?

So! Kicking things off, this is probably going to be my release of the year honestly, I’ve had SUCH a softspot for the AGFA mixtapes for years, so them finally getting an actual physical release is honestly a game changer…I don’t honestly know how they’ve managed to license so much televised footage. But basically this is ‘What if youtube poop was highly curated, about an hour long a piece and edited by professionals’ and I am HERE for that.

The first release on this set ‘The AGFA Special Christmas Special’ is probably the strongest one on the set, and is also the first up on disc one. A delirious compilation of UK, US and EU retro Christmas clips that’s equal parts hilarious, nostalgic and technically excellent. I’ve watched it every Christmas since it was first released. And find its perfect either as a mood setter OR as pleasant background fodder.

If you are a fan of alternative comedy, or just weird cookie public access stuff. This will absolutely be a must see.

4.5 out of 5.

source https://letterboxd.com/tytdreviews/film/the-agfa-mystery-mixtape-vault/