The Company of Wolves 4K UHD Review: Little Red’s Wolf Fetish
By Kent Conrad |
The Company of Wolves (1984) is only kind of a werewolf movie, in that werewolves in the 20th century took ...
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From the Couch Hole: I Was Alone, I Took a Ride
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, we had a week of love and happiness with waterworks. There was sun on the chips and nutty ...
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Make Way for Tomorrow Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Children Just Don’t Understand
By Gordon S. Miller |
Existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre said, “Hell is other people.” That’s hard to disagree with, especially after seeing the way the ...
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Euphoria: Seasons 1 & 2 DVD Review: Full of Candor, Humor, and Empathy
By Davy |
To be honest with you, I didn't exactly understand all the hoopla over the TV show Euphoria, and mainly that's ...
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We Are As Gods DVD Review: A Life Well Lived
By Gordon S. Miller |
We Are As Gods takes its title from a line in subject Stewart Brand's Whole Earth Catalog, a book Steve ...
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The Kindred (1987) Blu-ray Review: Practical Effects, Impractical Storytelling
By Kent Conrad |
The difference between bad practical effects and bad CG is that bad practical still look like effort. Bad CG looks ...
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Universal Classic Monsters: Icons of Horror Vol. 2 4K UHD Review: They Don’t Make ’em Like They Used To
By Jack Cormack |
Halloween is over, but we can celebrate it all year long—am I right? I’m always in a mood to watch ...
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Casablanca 4K UHD Review: Here’s Looking at UHD
By Kent Conrad |
There's an old joke about a woman who saw Hamlet for the first time and hated it. "It was all ...
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Something in the Dirt Movie Review: A Masterpiece of Cosmic, Organic Horror
By Davy |
Brilliant and highly original DIY filmmakers Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson already won my heart with such films as Resolution, ...
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From the Couch Hole: The Power of Love
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, we called the warlords on the black phone from the last house on the left. We had scary ...
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Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm Blu-ray Review: Reunited, and It Feels So Good
By Gordon S. Miller |
Fifteen years after Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever, the 11th season of the series, concluded, Aqua Teen Hunger Force is ...
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Stargirl: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray Review: A Wonderful Continuation of the Series
By Gordon S. Miller |
The second season of Stargirl is subtitled “Summer School,” which Courtney (Brec Bassinger) has to enroll in because she is ...
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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 40th Anniversary Blu-ray Review: An All-time Classic
By Davy |
What else can one say about E.T., the unfortunately fictional but lovable alien, who whisked his way into our hearts ...
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Dressed to Kill (1980) 4K UHD Review: Hitchcock Outdone
By Jack Cormack |
To ‘get’ Dressed to Kill, you probably have to bear a soft spot in your heart for slasher movies. And it ...
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Lost Highway Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Neo-noir with a Twist
By Gordon S. Miller |
The opening credits of Lost Highway are a POV from a car racing down a darkened highway, its headlights the ...
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From the Couch Hole: Why Worry When It’s Warm Over Here
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, Michael was back for Halloween, Ben returned, and Jet Screamer made an appearance. The Hocus Pocus were fruity, ...
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Book Review: The Man Who Fell to Earth by Dan Watters and Dev Pramanik
By Steve Geise |
The creators of this new graphic novel were faced with three apparent approaches to its production: craft an adaptation of ...
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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Blu-ray Review: ’80s Friendly Alien Invasion
By Kent Conrad |
E.T. is Jaws inverted. They both involve invasions of small communities by an alien entity. In one, the invasion disrupts ...
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Private Desert Blu-ray Review: Troubled Characters Seek Their Oasis
By Steve Geise |
Daniel is in a rut. As a disgraced macho cop with anger management issues, he spends his days in Brazil ...
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Beast (2022) Blu-ray Review: A Fun, Albeit Familiar, Adventure
By Gordon S. Miller |
Baltasar Kormákur's Beast and his visual effects team present thrills in this conventional man-versus-animal story set among the South African ...
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Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! DVD Review: A Love Letter to the Original Series
By Shawn Bourdo |
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided the writer with a free copy of the DVD reviewed in this Blog Post. The ...
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Zerograd (Zero City) Movie Review: Unique and Surreal
By Davy |
Seeing so many twisted tales of desperation where characters are forced into situations beyond their control, I do get that ...
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Comic Book Review: G.I. Joe – A Real American Hero #299: The Penultimate Issue at IDW Sets up an Exciting Finale
By generaljabbo |
For being the penultimate issue of G.I. Joe - A Real American Hero, issue #299 (part four of the “All ...
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Satan’s Little Helper Blu-ray Review: Ripe for Discovery
By Davy |
As a fan of horror flicks, I like many of them (even the lowest tier ones), and celebrated cult director ...
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TV Review: Doctor Who: “The Power of the Doctor”
By Gordon S. Miller |
Doctor Who: “The Power of the Doctor” ends Jodie Whittaker's tenure as the Thirteenth Doctor on the ongoing series. Considering ...
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From the Couch Hole: Come Fly with Me
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, Mr. Harrigan's phone called the Midnight Club at the asylum and they answered. "This must be the place." ...
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Book Review: G.I. Joe – A Real American Hero: Saturday Morning Adventures: The TV Show Comes to Life in This Fun Miniseries
By generaljabbo |
During the 1980s, G.I. Joe - A Real American Hero, was seemingly everywhere. What began as a successful toy line ...
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The Bat Blu-ray Review: Has a Certain Campy Charm
By Davy |
I do like good murder mysteries, but only if they're done well. They have to have solid scripts, well-written characters ...
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The Automat DVD Review: A Wonderful Piece of Americana
By Gordon S. Miller |
Horn & Hardart's The Automat was a chain of self-serve restaurants in Philadelphia and New York City, and although only ...
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The Count Yorga Collection Blu-ray Review: Vampire Wreaks Havoc in California! Read All About It!
By Joe Garcia III |
From Arrow Video comes Count Yorga, Vampire (1970) and The Return of Count Yorga (1972), cult classics and drive-in delights, ...
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The Flash (2014): The Complete Eighth Season Blu-ray Review: Starting to Wear Thin
By Mat Brewster |
The Arrowverse is dead. Well, almost. What began with a single show, Arrow in 2012, quickly grew and grew until ...
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Blind Fury (1989) Blu-ray Review: ’80s Action Meets Japan Pulp
By Kent Conrad |
Eighties action was more fun. The special effects were often primitive. The martial arts was less fluid, the camera work ...
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Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons Blu-ray Review: The Super Odd Couple Unites for the First Time
By Gordon S. Miller |
Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons is a standalone film in the DC Animated Movie franchise. The titular ...
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Carmen (2022) Blu-ray Review: Welcome to Malta
By Steve Geise |
When a lifelong servant of the church finds herself out on the street, she’s faced with an uncertain future that ...
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) Blu-ray Review: Fredric March Is Quite Wonderful in the Dual Role
By Mat Brewster |
When I asked to review this film, Cinema Sentries publisher Gordon S. Miller, remembering that I had just reviewed the ...
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Tropic Thunder Director’s Cut (Special Edition) Blu-ray Review: A Comedy Pedigree That Guarantees Laughter
By Rons Reviews |
Starring co-writer and director Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., and Tom Cruise in a rare comedic role, Tropic ...
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Happy Birthday to Me (1981) Blu-ray Review: Canuxploitation Slasher Slog
By Kent Conrad |
Post Halloween, the slasher was the go-to low budget money maker. The formula is so simple (young people, bloody death, ...
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Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema X Blu-ray Review: In This Corner…Tony Curtis
By Mat Brewster |
Boxing. The sweet science. Gladiators of the ring. Raging war in a small square. Two men bashing their brains out ...
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Bullet Train Blu-ray Review: Snakes on a Train
By Steve Geise |
Stuntman-turned-director David Leitch (Deadpool 2) helms this crime caper featuring a colorful collection of scheming assassins gathered on a bullet ...
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Adventure Time: Distant Lands Blu-ray: The Saga Continues
By Gordon S. Miller |
Adventure Time ran on Cartoon Network from 2010 to 2018. It presented the adventures of a human boy named Finn ...
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From the Couch Hole: Make It Up As We Go Along
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, we were back with tales from the crypt and back with brookie-o's. We were sailing home as a ...
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Island of the Blue Dolphins Blu-ray Review: An Enjoyable Story to Watch Unfold
By Rons Reviews |
Most of us have movies that we watched repeatedly as children. I recall my sister and I watching Island of ...
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Army of Darkness 4K UHD Limited Edition Steelbook Review: Long Live the Medieval Dead
By Kent Conrad |
Army of Darkness was my personal introduction to the Evil Dead. Because of Universal's awful marketing at the time, however, ...
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I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing Blu-ray Review: A Prime Example of the Immediacy and Importance of Films by Women
By Davy |
As a constant daydreamer who also happens to be a member of the queer/LGBTQ community, I totally related to Patricia ...
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Eyes of Laura Mars (Special Edition) Blu-ray Review: Artful Trash
By Mat Brewster |
There has been a lot of Internet chatter over the last couple of years about the death of eroticism in ...
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Going Places Blu-ray Review: Traveling Nowhere, Reaching Enlightenment
By Steve Geise |
The title of this 1974 French film is somewhat ironic, considering the rudderless path of its twenty-something drifter characters. Co-written ...
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Gothic Fantastico: Four Italian Tales of Terror Blu-ray Review
By Mat Brewster |
Creaky old castles up on a hill. Dark stormy nights. Strange noises. Beautiful maidens in flowing white gowns. Repressed desires. ...
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Mark of the Vampire Blu-ray Review: A Horror Film Until It Isn’t
By Gordon S. Miller |
Director Tod Browning's Mark of the Vampire (1935) is a remake of his silent film London After Midnight (1927), which ...
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Mayor of Kingstown: Season One Blu-ray Review: Deserving of a Recall Election
By David Wangberg |
There was a time when Taylor Sheridan was the hot, up-and-coming filmmaker whose work I consistently sought. The first Sicario ...
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Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema IX Blu-ray Review: A Trio of Amateur Sleuths
By Mat Brewster |
I've been waist-deep in horror movies for the last couple of weeks, it being October and all, but I'm already ...
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