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The Lost Weekend Movie Review: Don the Writer; Don the Drunk

By Greg Hammond | Jul 25, 2024

The Lost Weekend was co-written by director Billy Wilder and Charles Bracket, author of the novel of the same name. ...

The Linguini Incident (Director’s Cut) Blu-ray Review: The Bowie Film That Almost Got Away

By Steve Geise | Jul 23, 2024

Once upon a time, David Bowie played a romantic lead in a U.S. feature film that received virtually no theatrical ...

The Fall Guy (2024) Blu-ray Review: An Entertaining Industry Send-Up

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 23, 2024

Ryan Gosling stars in The Fall Guy as stunt man Colt Seavers, recreating the role of Lee Majors played in ...

Book Review: Braba: A Brazilian Comics Anthology

By Steve Geise | Jul 22, 2024

Fantagraphics ventures deep into South America with this new graphic novel anthology featuring short works by 16 Brazilian artists. The ...

From the Couch Hole: Slow Down You’re Doing Fine

By Shawn Bourdo | Jul 21, 2024

Previously on FTCH, Logan and the Bear came straight from the heart to the quiet place. They were back in ...

Birdman (or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Movie Review: What We Talk About When We Talk About Fame

By Greg Hammond | Jul 19, 2024

Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Birdman (or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) was nominated for nine Academy Awards and won four, including ...

Anselm Blu-ray Review: Wim Wenders Continues His Fascination with the Arts

By Steve Geise | Jul 18, 2024

Director Wim Wenders is the rare creator able to shift between narrative and documentary features as he wishes, excelling in ...

Book Review: The Killing Hole by Steve Niles and Trevor Denham

By Mat Brewster | Jul 17, 2024

Horror hounds are a strange breed. I know because I am one of them. We'll sit through the stupidest stuff ...

Black God, White Devil Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Could Not Be More Relevant

By Davy | Jul 17, 2024

Once in a while, a film comes along and redefines my perception of the limitless possibilities of filmmaking. Influential Brazilian ...

Under Western Stars Blu-ray Review: Mr. Rogers Rides to Washington in His First Starring Role

By Joe Garcia III | Jul 17, 2024

Under Western Stars (1938) from Republic Pictures finds Roy Rogers taking the lead reins in his first starring role. The ...

The Flash: The Original Series Blu-ray Review: A Flashback to a Simpler Time for Superheroes

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 16, 2024

Coming out a year after Tim Burton's Batman (1989) helped elevate the comic book genre to be taken more seriously ...

DogMan Blu-ray Review: The Silence of the Dogs

By Steve Geise | Jul 14, 2024

Writer/director Luc Besson’s latest effort focuses on the jailhouse interactions between a deranged criminal and the psychiatrist assigned to his ...

From the Couch Hole: And All My Words Would Just Fall Out of Line

By Shawn Bourdo | Jul 14, 2024

Previously on FTCH, Wolverine and Deadpool were the children of dune and together in electric dreams. It was the night ...

Challengers Blu-ray Review: A Sexy but Shallow Jules & Jim Tennis Epic

By Davy | Jul 13, 2024

There are many films about love triangles, ones that actually have something to say about male ego, masculinity, masochism, and ...

Rebecca (1940) Movie Review: Last Night I Dreamt I Went to Manderley Again

By Greg Hammond | Jul 12, 2024

Rebecca is Alfred Hitchcock’s lovingly crafted ghost story, a haunted house suspense thriller where the ghost is Rebecca herself. She ...

Monk: Season Eight Blu-ray Review: Monk’s Journey Comes to an End

By Davy | Jul 11, 2024

With Season Eight, our favorite agoraphobic detective's journey (emotional, physical, and mental) comes to an end, with tears and all. ...

The Mask of Fu Manchu Blu-ray Review: Pre-Code Lunacy with Boris Karloff and Myrna Loy

By Joe Garcia III | Jul 10, 2024

The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932), directed by Charles Brabin, is a melodramatic pre-Code horror movie that stars Boris Karloff ...

Le samouraï Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Well-Executed French Neo-noir

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 10, 2024

Directed and co-written by Jean-Pierre Melville, Le samouraï stars Alain Delon, as professional hitman Jef Costello, whose detached coolness, which ...

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Blu-ray Review: Together Again for the First Time

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 8, 2024

Adam Wingard's Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is the fifth film in the Monsterverse franchise, and for those keeping ...

Bandits of Orgosolo Blu-ray Review: It Don’t Feel Good to Be a Bandit

By Mat Brewster | Jul 7, 2024

Orgosolo is a tiny village on the Italian island of Sardinia. Recent tourism has raised the island's economic prospects, but ...

Prey (2022) Movie Review: A Great Script and Talented Cast Breathe New Life into an Aging Franchise

By Greg Hammond | Jul 7, 2024

Dan Trachtenberg’s Prey (2022) is the fifth film in the Predator franchise, and seventh in the complete franchise. It serves ...

Class Blu-ray Review: Pre-Brat Pack Comedy Drama That Pops Like Flat Champagne

By Joe Garcia III | Jul 6, 2024

Class (1983) directed by Lewis John Carlino and featuring music by Elmer Bernstein is an unbalanced comedy drama that finds ...

Justice League Dark Movie Review: I Will Take You There, So You Are No Longer Here

By Greg Hammond | Jul 5, 2024

Justice League Dark is an animated DC superhero film which holds the spot as the 28th film of the DC ...

Tribeca 2024 Review: Missing from Fire Trail Road

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 4, 2024

May Ellen Johnson-Davis disappeared from the Tulalip Indian reservation near Seattle on November 25, 2020. Two years later, director Sabrina ...

Teen Titans: The Judas Contract Movie Review: A Fast-Paced Action Thriller

By Greg Hammond | Jul 3, 2024

Teen Titans: The Judas Contract is an animated DC superhero film which holds the spot as the 29th film of ...

Book Review: Marvel Studios: The Infinity Saga – The Art of Captain America: The First Avenger by Matthew K. Manning

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 2, 2024

Marvel Studios: The Infinity Saga – The Art of Captain America: The First Avenger is the fourth release in the ...

Dexter’s Laboratory: The Complete Series DVD Review: As Inventive As Its Main Character

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 1, 2024

With its origins in an animated short film he made while attending CalArts, Genndy Tartakovsky created Dexter's Laboratory, a sci-fi ...

Batman: The Killing Joke Movie Review: Two Guys Are in a Mental Asylum

By Greg Hammond | Jul 1, 2024

Sam Liu’s Batman: The Killing Joke is the 27th of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies. It was written by ...

Orlando, My Political Biography Blu-ray Review: A Highly Original Celebration of Personal Identity

By Davy | Jul 1, 2024

Virginia Woolf's Orlando (1928) remains one of the seminal literary works of the twentieth century. One of the first of ...

Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XIX Blu-ray Review: Loads of Stars, Tons of Thrills

By Mat Brewster | Jun 30, 2024

Kino Lorber continues their excellent series of releasing relatively obscure film noirs. For this, their 19th set in the series, ...

From the Couch Hole: I’ll Never Find a Better Prize

By Shawn Bourdo | Jun 30, 2024

Previously on FTCH, Deadpool couldn't fight the feeling that he liked the Police and Nashville Hot pretzels. Wolverine's origin came ...

Tribeca 2024 Review: The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 29, 2024

The Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE) was conducted by Dr. Philip Zimbardo at Stanford University in August 1971. It was intended ...

Victims of Sin Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Zoot Suit Riot

By Steve Geise | Jun 28, 2024

If you’re new to Mexico’s rumbera musical genre, imagine classic Hollywood musical tropes filtered through a crime-ridden back alley, removing ...

Son of Batman Movie Review: I Owe My Grandfather a Death

By Greg Hammond | Jun 28, 2024

Son of Batman is an animated DC superhero film which holds the spot as the 20th film of the DC ...

Revival69: The Concert that Rocked the World Movie Review: Deep Dive into a Historic Concert

By Kit O'Toole | Jun 28, 2024

In September 1969, Toronto experienced their own Woodstock: the Toronto Rock ’N Roll Revival Festival, a landmark event featuring music ...

Arthur Dong’s LGBTQ Stories Blu-ray Review: Necessary Documents

By Davy | Jun 27, 2024

Although Pride month will be over in just a few days, our endless fight to as LGBTQ individuals will never ...

Macbeth (1948) Blu-ray Review: Orson Welles Gets Shakespearean

By Mat Brewster | Jun 27, 2024

William Shakespeare was one of the greatest writers in the English language. Macbeth is arguably his greatest play. Orson Welles ...

Never Open That Door Blu-ray Review: Two Stories of Humanity Against Inhumanity

By Davy | Jun 26, 2024

Film noir is universal. It reaches all over the world. The United States isn't the only country that can produce ...

The Case of the Bloody Iris 4K UHD Review: A Typically Stylish Giallo

By Kent Conrad | Jun 25, 2024

The Case of the Bloody Iris exemplifies the appeal of the giallo completely. Giallo is the Italian precursor to the ...

Sympathy for the Underdog Blu-ray Review: Crime Takes a Holiday

By Steve Geise | Jun 25, 2024

Director Kinji Fukasaku began a string of memorable 1970s yakuza films with this newly restored gem. The film follows a ...

Mr. and Mrs. Smith (1941) Blu-ray Review: Hitchcock Comedy, for Better or Worse

By Kent Conrad | Jun 25, 2024

There's an underrated aspect of Hitchcock's films, and that is their comedy. The comedy tends to be ironic, and based ...

Act of Violence (1948) Blu-ray Review: Terrific Film Noir with Heart

By Mat Brewster | Jun 25, 2024

A trench-coated figure hobbles toward us in shadow. The New York City skyline hovers over him at an odd angle. ...

Dune Part Two Blu-ray Review: Will the Prophecy Be Fulfilled?

By Gordon S. Miller | Jun 25, 2024

Director/co-writer Denis Villeneuve continues his adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel with Dune Part Two, an interplanetary political epic that equals ...