Kung Fu (2021): The Complete Second Season DVD Review: It Just Keeps Getting Better
By Todd Karella |
The series has been presented as a reimagining of the original 1972 Kung Fu television show starring David Carradine. Other ...
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Siege (1983) Blu-ray Review: One Very Tense and Mostly Unpredictable Action Thriller
By Davy |
Being a gay man myself, I am still terrified to live a world where most people continue to deny the ...
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Book Review: G.I. Joe – A Real American Hero 40th Anniversary Special by Larry Hama
By generaljabbo |
The 1960s had G.I. Joe, America’s Movable Fighting Man, a series of doll-sized action figures that highlighted all branches of ...
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From the Couch Hole: Can You Hear Me?
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, we were on vacation and Midnight Mass comes at night with dream and reality. Home was Ding Dongs ...
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The War of the Worlds (1953)/When Worlds Collide 4K UHD Review: They Came From the ’50s
By Jack Cormack |
Producer George Pal’s thumbprint on science-fiction and fantasy films was big. A new limited edition, two-disc set from Paramount Pictures ...
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DC League of Super-Pets Blu-ray Review: Sit and Stay for This One
By David Wangberg |
Usually known for being much darker and more adult than its cinematic competitor Marvel, DC films will, on the very ...
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TV Review: Love & Rockets: The Great American Comic Book
By Steve Geise |
After 40 years of ongoing publication, the Love & Rockets comic book is long overdue for a celebratory retrospective. Thankfully, ...
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Scream 2 4K UHD Review: You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream… For Less Scream
By Jack Cormack |
I doubt the horror movie was ‘dead’ before Wes Craven’s Scream (1996) came out. Hadn’t The Silence of the Lambs ...
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The Chocolate War Blu-ray Review: Aims a Rather Sharp Eye on the Weird Rituals of Toxic Male Youth
By Davy |
I've always liked actor-director Keith Gordon. I feel that he remains a very underrated and unique figure of film. He ...
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Young Sheldon: The Complete Fifth Season DVD Review: It’s Not Just About Sheldon Anymore
By Todd Karella |
It’s hard to believe that Young Sheldon has been on for five seasons. When the premise for the series was ...
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From the Couch Hole: Holy Moly, Me Oh My
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, we went back to the mid90s for a metamorphosis and some VooDew. There was a Count Chocula who ...
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force: The Baffler Meal Complete Collection DVD Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
Aqua Teen Hunger Force: The Baffler Meal Complete Collection repackages the previous ATHF releases into a 20-disc set that “Includes ...
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A Fugitive from the Past Blu-ray Review: An Epic from the Past Finally Reaches USA
By Steve Geise |
Director Tomu Uchida’s sprawling 1965 crime drama has finally arrived on home video for the first time outside of Japan. ...
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Book Review: Danger on the Silver Screen: 50 Films Celebrating Cinema’s Greatest Stunts by Scott McGee
By Joe Garcia III |
Relive some of motion picture’s most exciting moments through action-packed, full-color photos in Danger on the Silver Screen: 50 Films ...
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The House of the Lost on the Cape Blu-ray Review: House of Lost Time
By Steve Geise |
Two girls and their elder move into a remote country home and set about cleaning it up for their residence. ...
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ELVIS (2022) Blu-ray Review: That Film’s All Right
By Gordon S. Miller |
Director/co-writer Baz Luhrmann tells the story of Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks, who makes an odd, slightly distracting vocal choice) ...
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South: Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance Expedition Blu-ray Review
By Steve Geise |
It’s hard to imagine the trials and tribulations that must have befallen Ernest Shackleton’s expedition to reach the South Pole ...
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From the Couch Hole: There’s No Turning Back
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, we had some Voodew and moonlight to see the hearty dippers. The story from the West Side showed ...
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The Justice of Bunny King Movie Review: Essie Davis Excels in Familiar Drama
By David Wangberg |
Gaysorn Thavatt’s The Justice of Bunny King premiered at 2021’s Tribeca Film Festival and is finally making its way to ...
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Rain 90th Anniversary Blu-ray Review: Luminous Joan Crawford Drives the Clouds Away
By Steve Geise |
When a massive monsoon wallops the tiny South Pacific location of Pago Pago, it traps an assortment of colorful travelers ...
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Poltergeist (1982) 4K UHD Review: This Movie Is Clean
By Jack Cormack |
Director Tobe Hooper is most famous for Poltergeist (1982) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). Chainsaw’s a sick, stone classic ...
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The Lost Boys 4K UHD Review: Flashy ’80s Vampire Flick
By Kent Conrad |
Half of the The Lost Boys is a moody gothic music-video styled horror movie. The other half is the '80s ...
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Le Corbeau Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Poison Pen French Noir
By Kent Conrad |
France has always been one of the centers of cinema in the world. After all, the Lumiere brothers rivaled Edison ...
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Karmalink Blu-ray Review: Dreams of Treasure and Past Lives
By Steve Geise |
When a teenage boy starts having dreams about his past lives, he discovers that he may have the key to ...
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Batman: The Long Halloween Deluxe Edition Blu-ray Review: Happy Holiday, Batman!
By Joe Garcia III |
Batman battles mob bosses, a mysterious serial killer and a few super villains as he learns how to be a ...
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From the Couch Hole: Got My Good Side On
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, we had pebbles that were fruity and pretzels that were beer cheese. We had a skeleton crew, four ...
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The Amusement Park Blu-ray Review: Romero’s Most Imaginative and Bleakest Film
By Davy |
George A. Romero, one of the greatest filmmakers in the history of the medium, like Wes Craven, didn't make straightforward ...
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If…. Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: If Only It Had a Plot
By Steve Geise |
This 1969 UK film has exactly one notable claim to fame: Malcolm McDowell’s first star turn in a film just ...
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Kamikaze Hearts Blu-ray Review: A Gritty Deep Dive into the Porn Industry
By Davy |
There are so many facets to the queer film, not just a showcase of bodies. Most people (definitely conservatives) think ...
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Massacre at Central High Blu-ray Review: More Than Just Goofy Teens Getting Whacked
By Joe Garcia III |
Massacre at Central High (1976), starring Derrel Maury, Andrew Stevens (son of Stella Stevens), Kimberly Beck, Robert Carradine, and Cheryl ...
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From the Couch Hole: And Talking Is the Only Way, Then Rap On
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, we pumped it up with cinnafuego and a fruit mix-up. There was a prince, a pauper, and uncut ...
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Death Game Blu-ray Review: Delightfully Unhinged and Truly Unpredictable
By Davy |
The 1970s was perhaps the best decade for horror flicks and suspense thrillers. There's always going to be a discussion ...
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The Criminal Life of Archibaldo De La Cruz Blu-ray Review: Archie’s Got Murder in His Mind
By Joe Garcia III |
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo De La Cruz (Ensayo De Un Crimen) (1955) shot in Mexico and filmed in Spanish ...
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture: The Director’s Edition 4K UHD Review: The Starship Ponderosa
By Jack Cormack |
Upon its release in 1979, Trekkies greeted Star Trek: The Motion Picture as an Event. Green-lit by Paramount in a ...
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From the Couch Hole: Until You Can Feel It
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, we were cheeto cheese and peach cobbler. We were pulp and mash in dream world and the dark ...
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Rachel, Rachel Blu-ray Review: A Tender Story of a Woman’s Awakening
By Davy |
As an invalid and kind of recluse who is trapped in the same existence, the same room, the same house, ...
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Hiroshima mon amour Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Rich and Rewarding Film
By Mat Brewster |
Expectations are a difficult thing to overcome while watching a film. Especially if said film is considered to be one ...
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Facing Nolan Blu-ray Review: All Baseball Fans Should Face Ryan’s Story
By Gordon S. Miller |
Director Bradley Jackson's Facing Nolan details the career of first-ballot National Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan whose accomplishments over ...
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Hotel du Nord Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Somber French Realist Classic
By Davy |
I was not always familiar with legendary filmmaker Marcel Carne's work, such as 1938's Port of Shadows, or his 1945 ...
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Running out of Time/Running out of Time 2 Blu-ray Review: One Part Great, One Part Unnecessary
By David Wangberg |
It’s always great when a boutique studio like Arrow or Criterion releases a set of films in the same series ...
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From the Couch Hole: Take My Hand, Come Undercover
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, we lingered over some tangy tamarind, strawberry watermelon, and chili cheese. There was a Spider Island, a swamp ...
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The Brink’s Job Blu-ray Review: William Friedkin’s Heist Film
By Joe Garcia III |
Directed by William Friedkin, The Brink’s Job (1978) depicts fictionalized events surrounding one of the “crime(s) of the century.” From ...
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Ferngully: The Last Rainforest 30th Anniversary Blu-ray Review: A Magical yet Rigid Journey
By David Wangberg |
When revisiting a movie from your childhood, it’s always best to go in with an open mind and the expectation ...
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Coming Apart Blu-ray Review: A Realistically Troubling Portrait of Our Deepest, Darkest Impulses
By Davy |
I have seen some pretty bold films about the nature of male-to-female relationships, but only a few of them ever ...
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From the Couch Hole: This Is Goodnight and Not Goodbye
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, there were nightmares, dreamscapes, murders on the midsommar, but we left you with a peaceful easy feeling with ...
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The Burned Barns Blu-ray Review: Two Titans of French Cinema Spar
By Mat Brewster |
In a series of interviews with the crew of The Burned Barns (1973) that is included in the new Blu-ray ...
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Force 10 From Navarone Blu-ray Review: A Sequel 18 Years in the Making
By Joe Garcia III |
Force 10 From Navarone (1978) is the direct sequel to The Guns Of Navarone made in 1961. Recast with Robert ...
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Battle of the Worlds Blu-ray Review: An Early Sci-fi Gem
By Darcy Staniforth |
In a time of incredible special effects and science fiction becoming more reality than fiction, it can be difficult for ...
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Back to the Beach Blu-ray Review: Fun, Playful, and an Enjoyable Watch
By Darcy Staniforth |
Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello were some of the earliest teen idols. And as the 1980s gave rise to cable television ...
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The Skunk Ape Experiments Review: More Investigative than Sensational
By Darcy Staniforth |
While the term "Skunk Ape" might sound like an insult you hurl at someone, those in the world of paranormal ...
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