Book Review: Bedford Street by Ross Murray
By Mat Brewster |
Ross Murray cites Robert Altman's Short Cuts and Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia as two influences on his new comic, Bedford ...
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How Green Was My Valley Movie Review: “There is no fence or hedge around time that is gone.”
By Greg Hammond |
John Ford’s How Green Was My Valley is a moving portrait of a family and community slowly torn apart by ...
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Hadestown: The Musical Blu-ray Review: We Raise Our Cups
By Steve Geise |
After a brief theatrical run this summer, the filmed performance of the Tony-winning Broadway musical arrives on Blu-ray starring the ...
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From the Couch Hole: ‘Cause You Have Friends
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, it was a blue Monday after the funeral for Sister Jaime because of a separation from the ...
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Book Review: Revolutionaries: Spain Vol. 4 by Spain Rodriguez
By Steve Geise |
After a nearly six-year pause, Fantagraphics continues their spotlight series on the works of underground comix legend Spain Rodriguez. The ...
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Mrs. Miniver Movie Review: A Family at War
By Greg Hammond |
William Wyler’s Mrs. Miniver is a stirring portrait of ordinary British citizens confronting extraordinary circumstances during World War II. Winner ...
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The Big Combo Premium Vintage Steelbook Review: A Very Good Film Given a Very Good Restoration
By Gordon S. Miller |
Directed by Joseph H. Lewis, The Big Combo, which has been remastered and released by Ignite Films, is a crime ...
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The Edgar Allan Poe Heart-Quaking Double Feature (Legend of Horror/The Tell-Tale Heart) DVD Review: A Real Gem and An Amusing Dud
By Joe Garcia III |
The Edgar Allan Poe Heart-Quaking Double Feature consists of two low-budget offerings, Legend of Horror and The Tell-Tale Heart. The ...
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The Merry Widow Blu-ray Review: A Frothy Delight
By Mat Brewster |
Based upon an operetta of the same name, The Merry Widow is a musical romantic comedy directed by Ernst Lubitsch. ...
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The Agency: Season One DVD Review: The Bureau of Diminishing Returns
By Steve Geise |
Most viewers will likely be attracted to this Paramount+ spy series on the basis of its knockout cast led by ...
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Going My Way Movie Review: A Little Faith, a Little Song, and a Lot of Sentimentality
By Greg Hammond |
Leo McCarey’s Going My Way is a gentle musical comedy-drama that won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, but its ...
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Book Review: Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: “Duck Luck” by Carl Barks
By Gordon S. Miller |
Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: “Duck Luck” is Volume 27 in Fantagraphics’s The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library. This book collects ...
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Dead Souls Blu-ray Review: Alex Cox Rides Off Into the Sunset
By Steve Geise |
Iconic writer/director Alex Cox (Repo Man, Sid & Nancy) steps in front of the camera for his latest film. He ...
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The American Revolution (2025) Blu-ray Review: In the Beginning…
By Gordon S. Miller |
After creating The Civil War (1990), Ken Burns returned every decade with a TV miniseries documenting different wars of the ...
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From the Couch Hole: Thought I Was Mistaken, I Thought I Heard Your Words
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, the first period had a murder on the links by the evil dead burn. The bridesmaids were ...
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Looney Tunes Collector’s Vault Volume 3 Blu-ray Review: With an Extra Helping Freleng
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Looney Tunes: Collectors Vault Volume 3 is a two-disc set of shorts from 1930 to 1960 with the first ...
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Love Crazy Blu-ray Review: Audiences Will Get a Kick Out of It
By Davy |
William Powell and Myrna Loy reinvented screen chemistry, especially with their Thin Man six-film series. But they made films outside ...
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Book Review: Forming by Jesse Moynihan
By Steve Geise |
I hesitated to review this monumental graphic novel, not because I doubted its quality, but because its mystical, metaphysical content ...
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The Iron Prefect Blu-ray Review: Scouring Sicily of the Mafia
By Kent Conrad |
The Iron Prefect, also known as I am the Law, is a historical drama about a police commandant given complete ...
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Flic Story Blu-ray Review: A French Heat
By Mat Brewster |
You'll probably be reminded of Michael Mann's 1995 masterpiece Heat while watching Flic Story. Both films involve a cop and ...
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The Curse of the Jade Scorpion Movie Review: “I’m Not a Little Man; I’m a Man of Medium Height.”
By Greg Hammond |
Woody Allen’s The Curse of the Jade Scorpion is the cinematic equivalent of walking into a beautifully preserved 1940s diner, ...
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From the Couch Hole: I Remember Somewhere in the Rain, the Faces of the Passer-by
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, Tommy and Tuppence had maple syrup Chex perchance to dream. They departed and it was an insidious ...
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Book Review: Nirvana Is Here by Mikael Ross
By Mat Brewster |
The other day, a friend of mine posted a picture of her brand-new reading room (which I built, actually). It ...
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Fatal Flying Guillotine Blu-ray Review: Taiwanese Homage to the Shaw Brothers
By Steve Geise |
This 1977 Taiwanese martial arts actioner launches immediately into 10+ minutes of intense fight scenes before briefly pausing for some ...
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Book Review: Martin Scorsese: All the Films: The Story Behind Every Movie, Episode, and Short by Olivier Bousquet, Arnaud Devillard, and Nicolas Schaller
By Gordon S. Miller |
At nearly 2 inches thick, weighing over 4 ½ pounds, and coming in just over 500 pages, Martin Scorsese: All ...
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Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass Blu-ray Review: We’re Off to See the Wizard
By Steve Geise |
If you go into this film expecting a breezy rom-com, you may be surprised at its particularly zany comedy elements. ...
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Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall Blu-ray Review: When the Bat Breaks
By Gordon S. Miller |
Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall is the first in a trilogy of animated movies that adapts the iconic “Knightfall” story ...
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Manhattan Movie Review: “You should meet some stupid people once in a while, y’know, you could learn something.”
By Greg Hammond |
Woody Allen’s Manhattan is a love letter to New York City, photographed in gorgeous black and white, and accompanied by ...
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Book Review: Peepshow by Joe Matt
By Steve Geise |
As portrayed in his autobiographical comic-book series, Joe Matt was a lazy dirtbag. He was also a supremely talented cartoonist, ...
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Book Review: Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers: Scheme the Impossible Dream: Disney Afternoon Adventures Vol. 7
By Steve Geise |
Like its predecessors in Fantagraphics’ ongoing Disney Afternoon Adventures series, the latest entry isn’t entirely devoted to its title stars. ...
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From the Couch Hole: Ghosts Appear and Fade Away
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, the genesis of the left hand of darkness was forged in the moment of putting out the ...
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Scary Movie (2026) 4K UHD Review: Kooky Season
By Steve Geise |
This horror-films-parody series seemingly refuses to die, resurfacing with its sixth installment 13 years after its predecessor. With the Wayans ...
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A Shot in the Dark (1964) 4K UHD Review: No Mystery Why This Is So Funny
By Gordon S. Miller |
Directed by Blake Edwards, who co-wrote the screenplay with William Peter Blatty. A Shot in the Dark is the technically ...
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The Bridge on the River Kwai Movie Review: The Fragile Architecture of Pride
By Greg Hammond |
David Lean’s The Bridge on the River Kwai is the kind of film that can make a spectacular achievement feel ...
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Boorman and the Devil Movie Review: Follywood
By Joe Keaton |
I love it when somebody or something inspires me to revisit a movie I thought I’d never want to see ...
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Book Review: Comet Club by Yi Yang
By Mat Brewster |
Yang Kuaikuai and his best friend Li Yu are struggling. They are 14 years old, on the cusp of adulthood. ...
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Johnny Handsome 4K UHD Review: Does the Face Make the Man?
By Kent Conrad |
Johnny Handsome's name is, of course, ironic. He was deformed at birth, and an early surgery made it worse. His ...
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Corruption (1963) Blu-ray Review: Sins of the Father
By Steve Geise |
When the scion of a wealthy Italian family decides on an unconventional career path, his unscrupulous father takes steps to ...
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Some Like It Hot Criterion Collection 4K UHD Review: Nobody’s Perfect but This Release Comes Close
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Criterion Collection presents Billy Wilder's cross-dressing comedy Some Like It Hot in a two-disc set, one 4K UHD and ...
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Red Sun (1970) Blu-ray Review: Birth of an Assassination Nation
By Steve Geise |
When a degenerate drifter named Thomas runs across an old flame named Peggy in Munich, he latches onto her, immediately ...
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From the Couch Hole: I Can Stare for a Thousand Years
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, Strawberry letter 23 arrived in Poodle Springs at 7:00pm from the resident evil. This week we finally ...
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Book Review: Marvel Dimensions by Alex Ross
By Gordon S. Miller |
Marvel Dimensions is a new Abrams ComicArts release by Alex Ross, the artist notable for his photorealistic illustrations. The book ...
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CODA Movie Review: Finding Your Voice
By Greg Hammond |
There is something almost suspiciously wholesome about CODA, the 2021 film that became the first streaming movie to win the ...
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Hamlet (1948) Movie Review: A Dark Study of Grief and Obsession
By Greg Hammond |
Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet is one of those movies that arrives carrying an enormous reputation, and in this case, the reputation ...
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The Bubble (1966) Blu-ray Review: Twilight Zone-style Weirdness
By Kent Conrad |
Arch Oboler worked in media for decades and was the secret influence for many of the 20th century's major mavens ...
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MobLand: Season One DVD Review: The Best TV Series You’re Not Watching
By Steve Geise |
Imagine if Guy Ritchie created a riveting new crime drama starring Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren, but instead ...
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Ken Burns America Collection DVD Review: Seven Compelling Stories That Are Uniquely American
By Gordon S. Miller |
Ken Burns became a household name when his landmark, nine-part documentary The Civil War first aired on PBS in 1990. ...
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Boys Town Blu-ray Review: Tracy and Rooney; The Priest and the Knucklehead
By Joe Garcia III |
Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney star in Boys Town (1938). Directed by Norman Taurog, this is the highly fictionalized story ...
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Movie Review: They Are Back, Baby
By Greg Hammond |
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has the difficult job of following a surprisingly entertaining first movie without simply repeating it. Fortunately, ...
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From the Couch Hole: Red Magic Satin Playing Near Too
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, the hidden fortress had a good hearted woman who was a ghost hunter. After a long take, ...
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