A Simple Plan Blu-ray Review: You Work for the American Dream. You Don’t Steal It.
By Greg Hammond |
A Simple Plan was directed by Sam Raimi and written by Scott B. Smith from his novel of the same ...
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Demolition Man 4K UHD Review: Frozen Ass-Kickers Against the Future
By Kent Conrad |
Sylvester Stallone is the good guy. He's the cop who does what the other cops won’t. He wears a beret, ...
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Book Review: Life Sucks by Jessica Abel
By Greg Hammond |
Life Sucks is a vampire drama written and drawn by Jessica Abel (La Perdida), Gabe Soria (Midnight Arcade), and Warren ...
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Book Review: Godzilla: The Official Cookbook by Kayce Baker
By Darcy Staniforth |
While Godzilla is definitely known for being a creature who causes destruction, what about the idea that he can be ...
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Super Spies and Secret Lies: Three Undercover Classics from Shaw Brothers Blu-ray Review: Yeah Baby, Yeah!
By Steve Geise |
Hong Kong’s Shaw Brothers Studio will always be most closely associated with their immense output of kung fu films, but ...
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From the Couch Hole: I’m Not Too Proud to Shout It
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, the limey gave us an ode to a boy and chocolate Chex. The Penguin was wicked in ...
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Tomie Blu-ray Review: Strictly for Junji Ito Completionists
By Steve Geise |
There’s a reason this 1998 J-horror film is finally appearing on U.S. Blu-ray, and it has little to do with ...
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Crust Blu-ray Review: A Small-Budget Masterpiece With Cult-Classic Appeal
By Joe Garcia III |
Sock Monster, Attack! Kill! Kill! Kill! Crust is kind of like Basket Case meets Ghoulies, Gremlins, and Little Shop of ...
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) Blu-ray Review: They Don’t Make Them Like This Anymore
By Mat Brewster |
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is exactly the sort of movie people are talking about when they say, ...
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Watchmen Chapter 2 Blu-ray Review: The Watchmen on the Walls of Freedom
By Greg Hammond |
Watchmen Chapter 2 (read our review of Watchmen Chapter 1 here) is a faithful adaptation of the final six issues ...
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Galaxy Quest 4K UHD Steelbook Review: It Never Gave Up
By Kent Conrad |
Galaxy Quest does the neat trick of being both a satire of TV sci-fi, and an excellent sci-fi story itself. ...
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Book Review: Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life and Art of Barbara Shermund by Caitlin McGurk
By Steve Geise |
Barbara Shermund was a pioneering female cartoonist and feminist in an era when both were exceedingly rare. Twice married but ...
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The Sword (1980) Blu-ray Review: Thoughtful Kung Fu
By Mat Brewster |
The Sword is what you might call an arthouse take on the kung fu flick - call it New Wave ...
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The Last Video Store Blu-ray Review: A Delightfully Goofy Tribute
By Davy |
Being an incredibly dedicated movie lover, I always wanted to work in a video store but never got the chance ...
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Laurel & Hardy: Year Two – The Newly Restored 1928 Silents Blu-ray Review: A Must Have for Comedy Fans
By Gordon S. Miller |
Flicker Alley has followed up last year's Laurel & Hardy: Year One - The Newly Restored 1927 Silents with Year ...
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Valkyrie Blu-ray Review: Ensemble Cast Saves Middling Thriller
By Greg Hammond |
Directed by Bryan Singer (The Usual Suspects, Bohemian Rhapsody), and written by Christopher McQuarrie and Nathan Alexander, Valkyrie is the ...
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North by Northwest 4K UHD Review: A Masterpiece in Ultra High Definition
By Mat Brewster |
Like thousands of people across the nation, I had a heated argument with my family over Thanksgiving. We did not ...
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Aguirre, the Wrath of God 4K UHD Review: Herzog, The Beauty of a Filmmaker
By Mat Brewster |
A line of men snakes their way down a mountain, single-file like ants. Some are soldiers all decked out in ...
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From the Couch Hole: Exaggeration on the Truth
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, the bad monkey met up with the baby driver who said, "Open your eyes and squeeze me." ...
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Little Women (1994) 4K UHD Review: Little Women, Big Hearts, A Gorgeous New Transfer
By Mat Brewster |
My wife and I sometimes laugh about how very similar and yet somehow completely different our lives were growing up. ...
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1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! Blu-ray Review: They Make the Case
By Gordon S. Miller |
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever! started as a convention panel, became a film series at the American Cinematheque to celebrate ...
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 4K UHD Review: A Silent Masterpiece Like You’ve Never Seen It Before
By Mat Brewster |
I am a great lover of classic film noir and Italian giallo. Any discussion of those genres inevitably leads to ...
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Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three Blu-ray Review: The End of an Era
By Gordon S. Miller |
Based on DC Comics' 12-issue miniseries Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) written by Marv Wolfman and pencilled by George Pérez, ...
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Looney Tunes Collector’s Choice Vols. 1 – 4 Blu-ray Review: Button Up Your Tonsils and Enjoy a Looney Ride
By Greg Hammond |
The Warner Archive Collection has released a four-disc set titled Looney Tunes Collector’s Choice Volumes 1 - 4. Containing 97 ...
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Black Belt Jones Blu-ray Review: Enter the Car Wash
By Gordon S. Miller |
After working together on Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon, director Robert Clouse reteamed with Jim Kelly, who stars as Black ...
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The Elephant Man Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover
By Gordon S. Miller |
Set in the late 19th century, David Lynch's The Elephant Man tells the tragic tale of John Merrick (John Hurt) ...
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Book Review: The Complete I, René Tardi, P.O.W. by Jacques Tardi
By Steve Geise |
Jacques Tardi grew up hearing about his father’s life as a soldier during World War II, particularly his years spent ...
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From the Couch Hole: Let Me Show You the Light
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, the postman rang twice, once for the lemon pepper potato chips and a second time for the ...
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Megadeth: A Night in Buenos Aires Blu-ray Review: Megadeth at Their Thrashing Best
By Joe Garcia III |
Megadeth! Megadeth! Megadeth! Fronted by singer/guitarist Dave Mustaine, Megadeth is known for being one of the Big Four thrash-metal pioneers ...
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Drag Me to Hell 4K UHD Review: Raimi Returns to Horror
By Kent Conrad |
Sam Raimi, renowned horror movie director, has never been a major fan of horror movies. The Evil Dead creator only ...
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Funny Girl Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: She’s the Greatest Star
By Steve Geise |
Barbra Streisand lights up the screen in her movie debut, commanding every second of her role as showgirl-turned-superstar, Fanny Brice. ...
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Book Review: The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen by Jeff Bond
By Davy |
There were so many reasons why the legendary film and television producer and director Irwin Allen (1916-1991) was one of ...
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 4K UHD Review: Surprisingly Fresh for a Dead Guy
By Kent Conrad |
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice feels like it should be a disaster. It's a sequel to a nearly 40-year-old film that had a ...
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Book Review: Star Trek: The Art of Glenn Hetrick’s Alchemy Studios
By Darcy Staniforth |
Since 1966, Star Trek has been taking its viewers along as Starfleet has explored "Space, the final frontier." In 2017, Star ...
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From the Couch Hole: It’s Quiet When the Tide is Low
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, Baby Jane was watching "I Love Lucy" while eating Chex. The Adventures of Tintin couldn't hold a ...
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Kiss Me, Kate (2024) Movie Review: Kiss Me, Stephanie
By Steve Geise |
Over the past summer, London’s Barbican Theatre staged a three-month revival of the classic Cole Porter musical, Kiss Me, Kate. ...
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September (1987) Blu-ray Review: An August Night’s Relationship Drama
By Gordon S. Miller |
In Woody Allen's Melinda and Melinda (2004), two playwrights tell different versions of the same story, one comic and the ...
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Reagan (2024) Blu-ray Review: Win One for the Gipper
By David Wangberg |
Sean McNamara’s biopic on America’s 40th president doesn’t reveal much new detail about what the former actor turned politician went ...
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Evil: The Complete Series DVD Review: Well Worth Your Time
By Mat Brewster |
If I told you the basic synopsis of Evil - a priest in training, a lapsed Catholic psychologist, and a ...
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Night of the Blood Beast + Attack of the Giant Leeches Blu-ray Review: A Creepy Creature Double Feature
By Rons Reviews |
Looking for something fun and funny to watch on a rainy Saturday afternoon? Grab some popcorn and a cold soda ...
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Book Review: Cormac McCarthy’s The Road: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Manu Larcenet
By David Wangberg |
Cormac McCarthy’s The Road is one of the greatest post-apocalyptic survival stories to come out in the last 20 years ...
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Swingers Blu-ray Review: Once Upon a Time in Los Angeles
By Gordon S. Miller |
Actor Jon Favreau had great success heeding the axiom“write what you know” with his screenplay for Swingers, a movie that ...
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Japan Organized Crime Boss Blu-ray Review: A Yakuza’s Life
By Mat Brewster |
There are eight million stories in Japan and this is one of them. Kinji Fukasaku's 1969 film Japan Organized Crime ...
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Didi Blu-ray Review: Ode to the Mostly Good Old Days
By Steve Geise |
Writer/director Sean Wang’s narrative feature debut treads the same perilous ground as Mid90s, Eighth Grade, and Thirteen with one notable ...
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Bill & Ted’s Most Triumphant Trilogy Review: “Sorry. They Melvined Me.”
By Greg Hammond |
Shout! Studios has released Bill & Ted’s Triumphant Trilogy (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray), including Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, ...
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Shotgun Stories Blu-ray Review: The Sins of the Father Are Visited Upon the Children
By Gordon S. Miller |
Writer/director Jeff Nichols delivers a powerful feature-film debut with Shotgun Stories, a compelling tragic story about an extended-family feud that ...
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From the Couch Hole: Now You’re Moving in High Society
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, the hot fuzz was looking for Shaun of the Dead who escaped on a lifeboat. The wild ...
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Superman vs. The Elite Movie Review: Does Might Make Right?
By Gordon S. Miller |
Based on "What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?" in Action Comics #775 by Joe Kelly, who ...
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Spider-Man (2002) Movie Review: A Spectacular Superhero Blockbuster
By Gordon S. Miller |
After decades stuck in development, director Sam Raimi was given the great responsibility of bringing Spider-Man to the silver screen ...
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Dogra Magra Blu-ray Review: Matsumoto’s Swan Song
By Steve Geise |
When a young man wakes up in an insane asylum with no memory of his past or his name, he ...
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