Book Review: Brain Damage by Shintaro Kago
By Steve Geise |
Kago returns with a collection of four unrelated short manga stories originally published in Japan in 2017. The stories all ...
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Cobra Blu-ray Review: An Action-Packed Product of its Time
By Joe Garcia III |
Director George P. Cosmatos (Tombstone 1993) teams up with writer/star Sylvester Stallone once again to bring us the non-stop action ...
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F/X | F/X 2 Double Feature Blu-ray Review: Solving Crimes with Movie Magic
By Gordon S. Miller |
KL Studio Classics presents the theatrical adventures of special-effects man Rollie Tyler (Bryan Brown) with the F/X | F/X 2 ...
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From the Couch Hole: Did They Get You to Trade Your Heroes for Ghosts?
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, Parthenope was in Manchester by the Sea with twisted queso. The third-floor flat parasite said, "I'll be ...
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Final Destination 3 Movie Review: Long-Running Series Stays Strong
By Greg Hammond |
Produced, directed, and co-written (with Glen Morgan) by James Wong, Final Destination 3 continues the winning streak of entries in ...
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Rosa la rose, fille publique Blu-ray Review: A Day in the Life of a French Sex Worker
By Mat Brewster |
Rosa (Marianne Basler) is young, beautiful, and full of what the French call the joy of life. She's also a ...
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Mr. Peabody & Sherman: The Complete Collection DVD Review: A Dog and His Boy
By Gordon S. Miller |
Produced by Jay Ward Productions, the animated adventures of Rocket J. (“Rocky”) Squirrel and Bullwinkle J. Moose originally aired from ...
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The Big Heat Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
By Gordon S. Miller |
Based on William P. McGivern's serial in The Saturday Evening Post, later published as a novel, Fritz Lang's The Big ...
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Final Destination Movie Review: A Wonderfully Grotesque Beginning
By Greg Hammond |
James Wong’s Final Destination is now a quarter of a century old. In that time, the franchise has grown to ...
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Two Political Thrillers by Henri Verneuil: I… for Icarus & Mille Milliards de Dollars DVD Review
By Steve Geise |
This double-feature DVD collection compiles suspenseful but unrelated films from writer/director Henri Verneuil. It’s perfect for fans of ‘70s conspiracy ...
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Salem’s Lot (1979) DVD Review: Good Movie, Weird Release
By Mat Brewster |
Stephen King has said that the idea for his novel 'Salem's Lot came to him during his teaching days. He'd ...
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Looney Tunes: Collector’s Vault Volume 1 Review: Something Old, Something New to Blu-ray
By Gordon S. Miller |
After four volumes of the Collector's Choice series, the Warner Archive Collection now presents Looney Tunes: Collector's Vault Volume 1, ...
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Book Review: Raging Clouds by Yudori
By Steve Geise |
While I read my fair share of manga and manhwa, I don’t particularly enjoy much of its mainstream output due ...
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From the Couch Hole: Can You Feel The Light Shine?
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, the Bear and the Brutalist promised you a miracle. Then 28 weeks later they showed up at ...
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The Blues Under the Skin Blu-ray Review: Trouble in Mind
By Steve Geise |
Robert Manthoulis’s little-seen 1973 film is a curious combination of intimate music performances, documentary scenes of working-class poor, and scripted ...
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The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill Blu-ray Review: One of the Greatest Nature Documentaries of All-time
By Davy |
There is a certain kind of relationship between humans and animals that can't be explained, but why should it be? ...
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Beware of Mr. Baker Blu-ray Review: Strange Brew
By Steve Geise |
This 2012 documentary delves into the riotous life of wild-eyed, mercurial drummer Ginger Baker, best known for his work with ...
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Superman (2025) Movie Review: A Great Start for the New DC Universe
By Todd Karella |
Whenever I’ve been asked the question, “if you were a superhero, what superpower would you want?” I never have an ...
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The Monkey Blu-ray Review: Has Heart, Humor, and Horror in Equal Measure
By Davy |
Osgood Perkins (filmmaker and son of the legendary Anthony Perkins) has built a stellar reputation as a wizard of horror, ...
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Final Destination 2 Blu-ray Review: Solid Sequel Fun
By Greg Hammond |
The Final Destination franchise includes six films, ten novels, a one-shot comic, and a comic series. There is no typical ...
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Sinners Blu-ray Review: A Modern Masterpiece
By Davy |
Acclaimed and highly imaginative filmmaker Ryan Coogler is one of our best living directors. His oeuvre since his startling 2013 ...
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Made in New Jersey: Films from Fort Lee Blu-ray Review: Birth of a Nation’s Films
By Steve Geise |
Hollywood wasn’t always the center of the U.S. film industry. For a handful of years in the early 20th century, ...
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The President’s Wife Blu-ray Review: Game Recognizes Game
By Steve Geise |
Early on in Catherine Deneuve’s recent film, it appears that she may have lost the thread. Nearing 80 during its ...
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From the Couch Hole: Summer Breeze and Brilliant Light
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, the life of Chuck had a coda 28 days later. There was a glittering prize but one ...
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The Usual Suspects (Special Edition) Blu-ray Review: A Very Good Modern Noir
By Gordon S. Miller |
Directed by Bryan Singer and written by Christopher McQuarrie, who won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, The Usual ...
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Book Review: Marvel Studios: The Infinity Saga – The Art of Avengers: Age of Ultron by Jacob Johnston
By Gordon S. Miller |
Marvel Studios: The Infinity Saga – The Art of Avengers: Age of Ultron is the tenth release in the 22-bookMarvel ...
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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 an hour-long mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as widowed author Jessica Fletcher, a resident of Cabot ...
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From the Couch Hole: Shine On, Shine the Lights on Me
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, someone, somewhere in the Summertime there was a Phoenician scheme for the razor girl to find Howdy ...
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The Ballad of Wallis Island Blu-ray Review: Wish Fulfillment
By Steve Geise |
Most of us have a dream musical act we’d love to see reunited in concert. Charles Heath is a different ...
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The Complete Thin Man Collection Blu-ray Review: The Nick & Nora Charles Film Files
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Thin Man Collection is a repackaging of the six Thin Man movies starring William Powell and Myrna Loy as ...
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Cheyenne: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review: The Man with a Known Name
By Gordon S. Miller |
Starring Clint Walker, Cheyenne was the first hour-long Western. Now available on Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection, The Complete ...
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Book Review: The Idris File by Dix
By Steve Geise |
When a quiet teen boy and his mother move to a remote seaside town in Wales, they enter a gloomy ...
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Rustlers’ Rhapsody Blu-ray Review: A Clever Comic Tribute to the Singing Cowboys
By Joe Garcia III |
Written and directed by Hugh Wilson (Police Academy), Rustlers’ Rhapsody (1985) is filled with gags, jokes, and subtle ten-gallon hat ...
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Mystery Street Blu-ray Review: Murder Most Dull
By Steve Geise |
This 1950 crime procedural emphasizes the procedure, with dialogue as dry as the Mojave and bland, robotic performances. It’s historically ...
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Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Extremely Interesting and Enlightening
By Davy |
Being a dedicated lover of cinema, it's always amazing to come across films that don't fit the normalcy of filmmaking. ...
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From the Couch Hole: Brilliant Days, Wake Up on Brilliant Days
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, Jaws caused quite a fallout for his dead reckoning. The judgement from outer space proved that love ...
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Three the Hard Way Blu-ray Review: What’s Black and White and Packed with Action All Over?
By Gordon S. Miller |
Director Gordon Parks Jr. followed up his feature-film debut of Superfly with Three the Hard Way, which brings together three ...
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Re-Animator 4K UHD Review: Dead Funny
By Rock London |
Behold, Re-Animator (1985; dir. Stuart Gordon)—baby, you’re back. And in stunning 4K, no less. You still kick like a mule ...
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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World Blu-ray Review: A Tale That Is Poignant with Both Laughter and Excitement
By Rons Reviews |
In 1998, moviegoers were given two similarly themed films. Both Armageddon and Deep Impact told the story of a large ...
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Happy Valley: Series One DVD Review: Happy Viewers, Miserable Characters
By Steve Geise |
Catherine Cawood is a determined police sergeant in her grim small UK town of Yorkshire. She’s haunted by the suicide ...
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Book Review: Atlas Comics Library No. 5: Police Action
By Kent Conrad |
Fantagraphics Books has been releasing, over the last two years, several comics series from Atlas Comics. That was the precursor ...
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Midnight Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Cinderella in Paris
By Steve Geise |
1939 is generally regarded as the greatest classic movie year of all time, largely due to The Wizard of Oz ...
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I, Madman Blu-ray Review: A Brilliant Work of Imagination
By Joe Garcia III |
I, Madman (1989) starring Jenny Wright and Clayton Rohner, brings us something other than the usual '80s, deranged monster slasher. ...
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Book Review: The Devil’s Grin: Book One by Alex Graham
By Steve Geise |
What’s black and white and red all over? Alex Graham’s second graphic novel for Fantagraphics, her follow-up to the acclaimed ...
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Drop (Collector’s Edition) Blu-ray Review: Thrills and Suspense Reminiscent of Hitchcock
By Greg Hammond |
Christopher Landon’s Drop is an intense delight from beginning to end mostly because of the charisma of the two leads, ...
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Captain Planet and the Planeteers: The Complete Franchise Blu-ray Review: “Saving Our Planet Is the Thing to Do”
By Gordon S. Miller |
Captain Planet and the Planeteers: The Complete Franchise collects the three seasons of Captain Planet and the Planeteers, which was ...
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Book Review: Nancy Wears Hats by Ernie Bushmiller
By Gordon S. Miller |
Ernie Bushmiller wrote and drew Nancy, a comic strip about the humorous antics of the titular eight-year-old and her friend ...
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The Annihilation of Fish Blu-ray Review: Equally Hilarious and Heartfelt
By Davy |
Marvel independent filmmaker Charles Burnett is an unsung hero of cinema. One of the pioneers of giving leverage to directors ...
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Mr. Show: The Complete Collection DVD Review: Sketch Comedy That Is Both Topical and Timeless
By Gordon S. Miller |
Previously released in 2006 and 2014, Mr. Show: The Complete Collection returns to DVD on a six-disc set, which is ...
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Bottoms Blu-ray Review: Hilarious High School High Jinks
By Gordon S. Miller |
High-schoolers PJ (Rachel Sennott) and Josie (Ayo Edebiri) are nerdy lesbian virgins hoping to get together with their straight crushes, ...
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