Drugstore Cowboy Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: It’s Hard Being a Dope Fiend
By Gordon S. Miller |
It’s so good, it’s a surprise that it wasn’t in the Criterion Collection sooner.
The Huckleberry Hound Show: The Complete Original Series Blu-ray Review: A Cartoon Classic from the Vaults
By Gordon S. Miller |
Would expect cartoon fans will have it on their “Best of 2025” lists.
Ultimate Gangsters Collection: Classics Blu-ray Review: This Set Is So Good, It’s Criminal
By Gordon S. Miller |
Owning this set of films that will make gangster-film fans feel like top of the world!
Book Review: Mort Walker’s Beetle Bailey: 75 Years of Smiles, Written and Edited by Brian Walker
By Gordon S. Miller |
Fantagraphics and all involved in this book’s creation have done a great service for the history of comic strips.
Book Review: The Avengers in the Veracity Trap! by Chip Kidd and Michael Cho
By Gordon S. Miller |
Earth’s mightiest heroes appear in a mind-bending meta adventure.
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues – On, Off, and Around the Record – IMAX Live Q&A Event Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
Spinal Tap II is the second funniest Spinal Tap movie.
City on Fire (1987) UHD Review: Who Do You Trust?
By Gordon S. Miller |
An engaging crime thriller with shifting, though not always plausible, alliances.
Book Review: These Fists Break Bricks: How Kung Fu Movies Swept America and Changed the World (Revised and Expanded Edition) by Grady Hendrix & Chris Poggiali
By Gordon S. Miller |
A compelling account of kung fu movies and the people and events associated with them.
Book Review: Marvel Studios: The Infinity Saga – The Art of Ant-Man by Jacob Johnston
By Gordon S. Miller |
This installment of the MCU sees the introduction of a new characters along with a new dimension, giving the creative team new challenges.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition) 5-Disc Set Review: Frodo Sets Out
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Fellowship of the Ring is a marvelous adventure and is enriched by being extended.
Tarzan of the Apes (1918) Is the Pick of the Week
By Gordon S. Miller |
Tarzan’s first appearance in movies is this silent film.
Book Review: Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: “Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold” by Carl Barks
By Gordon S. Miller |
This is comic-book gold for fans of the series and for those looking for a starting point.
Looney Tunes: Platinum Collection, Volume Two Blu-ray Review: Rabbit Season, Duck Season, Cartoon Season
By Gordon S. Miller |
This volume does a better job highlighting different contributors and goes deeper into the franchise’s history to offer rare treats.
Book Review: Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: “The Black Pearls of Tabu Yama” by Carl Barks
By Gordon S. Miller |
A great entry point into The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library.
Looney Tunes Platinum Collection, Volume One Blu-ray Review: When You’re Jonesing for Chuck Jones
By Gordon S. Miller |
No Looney Tunes fan should be without it.
Knights of the Round Table Is the Pick of the Week
By Gordon S. Miller |
If I was going to buy and watch something this week, I would choose Richard Thorpe’s adaptation of the Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur.
San Diego Comic-Con 2025 Review: Days of Lines and Panels
By Gordon S. Miller |
Preview Night Spider-Man Deck Swings into MAGIC – The folks in charge of Magic the Gathering threw a launch party ahead of the September 26 release date to introduce a version of game filled with characters from the Spider-Man Universe. People were on hand to demonstrate, although I did throw off one staffer who asked…
Thelonious Monk: Straight, No Chaser (Criterion Collection) Blu-ray Review: A Fascinating Profile of an Enigmatic Man
By Gordon S. Miller |
The film is a compelling look at the man and his music.
F/X | F/X 2 Double Feature Blu-ray Review: Solving Crimes with Movie Magic
By Gordon S. Miller |
Although the plans of the bad guys are convoluted, it’s fun to see Rollie outsmart them with his movie make-up and gadgets.
Mr. Peabody & Sherman: The Complete Collection DVD Review: A Dog and His Boy
By Gordon S. Miller |
Through their time-traveling adventures, they provide humorous details about history, including their impact upon it.
The Big Heat Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
By Gordon S. Miller |
Even when he does bad things, it’s hard not to root for Ford’s Dave Bannion, whose steely resolve is required to clean up the city.
Looney Tunes: Collector’s Vault Volume 1 Review: Something Old, Something New to Blu-ray
By Gordon S. Miller |
It doesn’t solely lean on its stable of animated stars, allowing the talents of those behind the scenes to shine.
San Diego Comic-Con 2025: Saturday Programming Highlights
By Gordon S. Miller |
The panels I am most looking forward to attending.
San Diego Comic-Con 2025: Friday Programming Highlights
By Gordon S. Miller |
The panels I am most looking forward to attending.
San Diego Comic-Con 2025: Thursday Programming Highlights
By Gordon S. Miller |
San Diego Comic-Con returns to the San Diego Convention Center and surrounding area. Thursday’s programming schedule has been revealed. Below are the panels I am most looking forward to attending, but once Comic-Com commences, who knows where the day may take me. Great Cartoonists and Comedians We Have Known – 10:00am – 11:00am – Room…
The Usual Suspects (Special Edition) Blu-ray Review: A Very Good Modern Noir
By Gordon S. Miller |
A crime drama populated with a talented cast and a plot twist that will leave audiences more confused than when the film began.
Book Review: Marvel Studios: The Infinity Saga – The Art of Avengers: Age of Ultron by Jacob Johnston
By Gordon S. Miller |
This book is an impressive peek behind the curtain at the creation of the movie.
Murder, She Wrote: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review: There’s No Mystery That Angela Lansbury Is the Key to the Series’ Success
By Gordon S. Miller |
Murder, She Wrote is amusing and a fun puzzle to unravel.
The Complete Thin Man Collection Blu-ray Review: The Nick & Nora Charles Film Files
By Gordon S. Miller |
The series and this set are highly recommended.
Cheyenne: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review: The Man with a Known Name
By Gordon S. Miller |
The stories are well written even with knowing the hero triumphs.
Three the Hard Way Blu-ray Review: What’s Black and White and Packed with Action All Over?
By Gordon S. Miller |
Although not playing the same characters, the uniting of genre stars for such a large story brings to mind The Avengers decades before superheroes ruled the box office.
Captain Planet and the Planeteers: The Complete Franchise Blu-ray Review: “Saving Our Planet Is the Thing to Do”
By Gordon S. Miller |
Many of the issues the show was dealing with in the ’90s are unfortunately still relevant today.
Book Review: Nancy Wears Hats by Ernie Bushmiller
By Gordon S. Miller |
A great entry point into this classic comic strip.
Mr. Show: The Complete Collection DVD Review: Sketch Comedy That Is Both Topical and Timeless
By Gordon S. Miller |
Mr. Show provides a lot of laughs, especially for those with a dark sense of humor who aren’t offended by language and subject matter.
Bottoms Blu-ray Review: Hilarious High School High Jinks
By Gordon S. Miller |
A hilarious, coming-of-age story that strikes a great balance between real emotions and outlandish situations.
Foul Play Blu-ray Review: To Catch an Assassin
By Gordon S. Miller |
A comedic, Hitchcockian thriller anchored by the chemistry between Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase.
Wacky Races: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review: A Dastardly Good Time
By Gordon S. Miller |
Wacky Races is filled with a lot of funny, slapstick gags.
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Movie Review: Rules to Live and Die By
By Gordon S. Miller |
Director Chad Stahelski leads his cast and crew through another thrilling installment of the John Wick franchise.
The New Adventures of Tarzan Blu-ray Review: Spirited Action and Unintended Laughs Make for an Entertaining Serial
By Gordon S. Miller |
Fans of Tarzan and these classic serials should enjoy this adventure.
Book Review: Walt Disney’s Donald Duck “Secret of Hondorica” by Carl Barks
By Gordon S. Miller |
The majority of the stories are well-written adventures that appeal to readers beyond children.
The Three Musketeers / The Four Musketeers: Two Films by Richard Lester Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Fun for All, and All for Fun
By Gordon S. Miller |
An entertaining pair of action/adventure films that evoke both the time of the story’s setting and the time the production was shot.
Tom and Jerry: The Complete CinemaScope Collection Blu-ray Review: The Animated Pair’s Trademark Slapstick Violence Goes Widescreen
By Gordon S. Miller |
Although at the end of their run, Bill Hanna, Joe Barbera, and their team of animators deliver a lot of funny mayhem in these CinemaScope shorts.
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Movie Review: The Past and Future Collide
By Gordon S. Miller |
Filled with thrilling action sequences that will long be remembered after the credits roll.
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Love in the Time of Big Brother
By Gordon S. Miller |
Michael Radford, his cast, and his crew do a brilliant job bringing Orwell’s novel to life.
Looney Tunes Super Stars – Porky & Friends: Hilarious Ham DVD Review: Get Yourself a Helping
By Gordon S. Miller |
Hilarious Ham delivers over two hours of laughs in these 18 cartoons.
Book Review: Dark City Dames: The Women Who Defined Film Noir (Revised and Expanded Edition) by Eddie Muller
By Gordon S. Miller |
The reader doesn’t have to be a movie fan to appreciate these women’s stories.
Vince Guaraldi Trio: Jazz Impressions of “A Boy Named Charlie Brown” (Expanded Edition) Album Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
Highly recommended for fans of Peanuts and fans of jazz.
Earth II Blu-ray Review: A Science Fiction Pilot That Fails to Engage
By Gordon S. Miller |
It wants to be 2001: A Space Odyssey, but for the most part, the script lacks compelling characters and the plot lacks tension in the conflicts.
Book Review: The Sincerest Form of Parody: The Best 1950s Mad Inspired Satirical Comics by John Benson
By Gordon S. Miller |
Mad’s success spawned numerous imitators, and The Sincerest Form of Parody “collects the best and funniest” stories.
Book Review: Marvel Studios: The Infinity Saga – The Art of Guardians of the Galaxy by Marie Javins
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Art of Guardians of the Galaxy sees how the artists approached the MCU franchise taking its boldest swing up to that point.














































