Weak Spot Blu-ray Review: Total(itarian) Fun
By Mat Brewster |
Sometimes you come to a movie blind, having no idea what it's about. Sometimes that's a lot of fun. The ...
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Pandora’s Box Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Captivating Morality Tale
By Gordon S. Miller |
Based on Frank Wedekind's plays Erdgeist (Earth Spirit, 1895) and Die Büchse der Pandora (Pandora's Box, 1904), writer/director G.W. Pabst's ...
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From the Couch Hole: We Just Saw It From a Different Point of View
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, the instigators said you're a big girl now so get the hot cocoa with marshmallow. The elf ...
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The Hitcher Blu-ray Review: A Solid Game of Cat and Mouse
By Greg Hammond |
In the opening of Robert Harmon’s The Hitcher, Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell), who is delivering a car from Chicago ...
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Miracle Mile Blu-ray Review: A Hidden Gem of the Apocalypse Genre
By Davy |
So many doomsday films have come and gone, but there are only a few that really stick with you. The ...
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Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie Blu-ray Review: A Solid Mix of Humor and Seriousness
By Davy |
Normally, I don't care for most reboots, but I really loved Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie (2023), a ...
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Seven 4K UHD Review: An Upgrade Worth (Serial) Killing For
By Mat Brewster |
I've been fascinated with serial killers since I first watched The Silence of the Lambs in 1991. Actually, I think ...
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Mr. Lucky Blu-ray Review: Luck Be a Lady
By Steve Geise |
Cary Grant plays a debonair scoundrel named Joe who assumes a fake identity to dodge the draft, only to wind ...
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The Lords of Flatbush Blu-ray Review: Before Rocky and the Fonz
By Joe Garcia III |
In 1974, before they were pop-culture icons Sylvester Stallone and Henry Winkler were The Lords of Flatbush. Directors Martin Davidson ...
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The Talk of the Town 4K UHD Review: Bromance Before Romance
By Steve Geise |
Cary Grant is the biggest star in this 1942 comedy classic, but he’s just one part of a lead trio ...
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Book Review: Walt Disney’s Donald Duck “Frozen Gold” by Carl Barks
By Gordon S. Miller |
Walt Disney’s Donald Duck “Frozen Gold” is Volume 2 in Fantagraphics’s The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library. The book collects ...
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Movie Review: A Jim Carrey Fueled Fun-Fest
By Greg Hammond |
Jeff Fowler’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is a direct sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and, in ...
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Snake Eyes Blu-ray Review: Snake Oil
By Joe Keaton |
Snake Eyes is a lame, if visually dazzling, Brian De Palma movie. Narratively, this thing’s a hot mess. In an ...
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Paris, Texas Criterion Collection 4K UHD Review: Sundown
By Joe Keaton |
There is a quiet, lingering beauty to Wim Wenders’ Paris, Texas (winner of the 1984 Palme D’Or). And once it ...
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The Tall Target Blu-ray Review: Abraham Lincoln Gets a Film Noir
By Mat Brewster |
A nation divided. Abraham Lincoln, newly elected President heads towards his inauguration. Half the country thinks the election was stolen. ...
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Dune: Part Two Blu-ray Review: Stunning, Sterile Sci-fi Spectacular
By Kent Conrad |
Dune: Part Two is beautiful. Director Denis Villeneuve has not for an instant allowed the overt influence of any recent ...
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The Searchers 4K UHD Review: “I Figure on Gettin’ Myself Un-surrounded”
By Greg Hammond |
John Ford’s The Searchers, written by Frank S. Nugent, is based on the novel of the same name by Alan ...
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Book Review: The Worlds of Wes Anderson: The Influences and Inspiration Behind the Iconic Films by Adam Woodward
By Gordon S. Miller |
In his Introduction, The Worlds of Wes Anderson author Adam Woodward states that this book “is not intended to be ...
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The Beast Within (1982) Blu-ray Review: The Curse of the…Were-Cicada?
By Joe Garcia III |
The Beast Within is directed by Philippe Mora (The Howling II & III) and written by Tom Holland (Fright Night ...
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Arthur Dong Collection Blu-ray Review: Filmmaking That Should Be Taken Seriously
By Davy |
As a lover of all things movies, I always look for all facets of the cinematic spectrum. Documentaries are definitely ...
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Book Review: Marvel Studios: The Infinity Saga – The Art of Thor: The Dark World by Marie Javins & Stuart Moore
By Gordon S. Miller |
Marvel Studios: The Infinity Saga – The Art of Thor: The Dark World is the seventh release in the 22-book ...
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Blood and Lace Blu-ray Review: Hammer Time
By Joe Garcia III |
Blood and Lace (1971) stars Gloria Grahame, Melody Patterson, and Vic Tayback in a “proto slasher” that’s one of the ...
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Book Review: The Magic Hours: The Films and Hidden Life of Terrence Malick by John Bleasdale
By David Wangberg |
Terrence Malick is one of the most revered – and divisive – directors in cinematic history. Whether it’s in his ...
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Horrible History: Four Historical Epics by Chang Cheh Blu-ray Review: Heap of Punching, Dash of History
By Kent Conrad |
Horrible History sounds like a collection of serious dramas cataloging atrocities. A sober reflection on the brutal world of the ...
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Gone with the Wind Movie Review: He Looks Like He Knows What I Look Like Without My Shimmy
By Greg Hammond |
Victor Fleming’s Gone with the Wind (1939) is the filmed version of one of the most popular novels ever written ...
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Joker: Folie à Deux Blu-ray Review: Joker Face
By David Wangberg |
A lot has already been said about Joker: Folie à Deux in a not-so-positive way, that my expectations were fairly ...
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Jonny’s Golden Quest / Jonny Quest vs. the Cyber-Insects Blu-ray Review: Fun Throwbacks to Saturday-Morning Adventure Cartoons
By Gordon S. Miller |
Jonny Quest is an animated, science fiction/adventure series by Hanna-Barbera that originally ran for 26 episodes from September 18, 1964 ...
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The Sting Movie Review: Phenomenal Cast Leads Raucous Entertainment
By Greg Hammond |
George Roy Hill’s The Sting, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, was written by David S. Ward (Sleepless in Seattle). ...
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The Rolling Stones: Welcome to Shepherd’s Bush Blu-ray Review: A Welcome Mix of Songs Played Well
By Gordon S. Miller |
During the No Security Tour of 1999, the Rolling Stones were promoting No Security, a live album from their 1997–1998 ...
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Rock ‘n’ Roll High School 4K UHD Review: Do Your Parents Know You’re Ramones?
By Greg Hammond |
Allan Arkush’s Rock ‘n’ Roll High School stars P. J. Soles as Riff Randell, a high school student who is ...
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Running Scared (1986) Blu-ray Review: Buddy-Cop Comfort Food
By Gordon S. Miller |
Released in 1986 (as if the driving synth of the opening song, which is reminiscent of Harold Faltermeyer “Axel F,” ...
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Yokohama BJ Blues Blu-ray Review: BJ’s Long Goodbye
By Steve Geise |
Director Eiichi Kudo’s cheaply made ‘80s crime film takes its time to find its groove. We’re immediately introduced to BJ ...
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Book Review: Atlas Comics Library No. 4: War Comics Vol. 1
By Kent Conrad |
Before they more or less solidified as an superheroes only medium, American comics were always trend chasing, finding something new ...
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Dario Argento’s Deep Cuts Blu-ray Review: B-Sides from the Great Italian Director
By Mat Brewster |
A little less than ten years ago my wife and I bought our first house. Before then we'd lived in ...
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Shawscope: Volume Three Limited Edition Box Set Blu-ray Review: Box of Delights
By Steve Geise |
The latest edition of Arrow Video’s Shaw Brothers retrospective packs a whopping 14 newly restored films, bonus features, and a ...
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Book Review: Macanudo: The Way of the Penguin by Liniers
By Steve Geise |
Argentinian cartoonist Liniers returns with his third Fantagraphics collection of his ongoing comic strip, Macanudo. As always, the full-color strip ...
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The Beast with Five Fingers Blu-ray Review: Peter Lorre Does His Thing with Awesome Special Effects
By Joe Garcia III |
Before The Addams Family TV show gave us Thing, there was the murderous severed hand in The Beast with Five ...
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The Terminator 4K UHD Review: Tech Noir
By Joe Keaton |
The Terminator (1984; dir. James Cameron) is a suspenseful, A-tier B-movie—a “tech noir” crafted with cunning and care by a ...
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Book Review: War on Gaza by Joe Sacco
By Greg Hammond |
It is highly doubtful that anybody’s mind will be changed too dramatically after experiencing Joe Sacco’s War on Gaza, but ...
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Book Review: Disney Comics: Around the World in One Hundred Years: Deluxe Edition
By Steve Geise |
While The Walt Disney Company has been around since 1923, the comics didn’t get their start until Mickey Mouse’s first ...
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Evil Does Not Exist Blu-ray Review: Unpredictable and Highly Fascinating
By Davy |
Films can present so many labyrinth ideas where you're really not sure if you're watching one type of film or ...
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Top Cat: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review: Amusing in That ’60s-Sitcom Way
By Gordon S. Miller |
Following the success of The Flinstones, Hanna Barbera tried to replicate the formula by unofficially adapting another successful sitcom. For ...
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Book Review: Caravaggio: The Palette and the Sword: Book 1 by Milo Manara
By Greg Hammond |
It is the end of summer in 1592, and the great graphic novelist Milo Manara imagines the young artist Michelangelo ...
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From the Couch Hole: Our Conversation Was Short and Sweet
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, the wolfs stole this old heart of mine with a blitz to Burger King for the fried ...
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The Walking Dead (1936) Blu-ray Review: You Can’t Watch This on AMC
By Mat Brewster |
Boris Karloff appeared in over 80 films before starring in James Whale's Frankenstein (1931) and becoming an overnight sensation. That ...
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Elton John: Never Too Late Movie Review: An Endearing Documentary
By writeonmusic |
Elton John has a hard time saying goodbye. Throughout his storied career he has announced his retirement for all manner ...
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The Return of Doctor X Blu-ray Review: Top of the Blood-Draining World, Ma!
By Joe Garcia III |
The Return of Doctor X is director Vincent Sherman’s (The Adventures of Don Juan [1948]) first time behind the camera ...
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The Block Island Sound 4K UHD Review: Something in the Water
By Kent Conrad |
You do not want your parents to succumb to the indignity of senescence. To lose their personalities to dementia, and ...
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Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus Blu-ray Review: Art is Long, Life is Short
By Steve Geise |
Not to be confused with Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda, the 2017 documentary about the Japanese composer’s life and career, Opus is ...
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The Addiction 4K UHD Review: Vampires, Philosophy, and More Vampires
By Kent Conrad |
The Addiction is about vampires. The Addiction is about evil and how it is connected to the human condition. The ...
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