5 Centimeters Per Second Blu-ray Review: A Story about Distance
By Kent Conrad |
The title refers to the speed at which cherry blossoms fall to the earth. It is practically the first line ...
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The Place Promised in Our Early Days Blu-ray Review: Sci-Fi Sentimental Teenage Drama
By Kent Conrad |
The Place Promised in our Early Days is set on an alternative Earth on the brink of war. Some part ...
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Breaking In (1989) Blu-ray Review: Burt Reynolds Performance is the Film’s Strong Point
By Gordon S. Miller |
Written by John Sayles and directed by Bill Forsyth, Breaking In is a buddy picture set in Portland, Oregon. The ...
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From the Couch Hole: And You’re Just in Reach
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, it was another flamin' hot episode. It was a solid 8 1/2 of night fliers, eclipse deaths, and ...
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The Untouchables 4K UHD Review: De Palma Lite
By Jack Cormack |
Great artists sometimes create beneath their gifts, just for a lark. This describes the role Brian De Palma plays in ...
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The Police: Around the World (Restored & Expanded) Review: An Entertaining Scrapbook from the Band’s Early Days
By Gordon S. Miller |
Originally available on VHS and Laserdisc, The Police: Around The World (Restored & Expanded) is now available on DVD and ...
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Dashcam (2021) Movie Review: Rob Savage’s Film Misses the Mark
By Darcy Staniforth |
Dashcam is the new film from writer and director Rob Savage who received a lot of attention and acclaim after ...
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12 Monkeys (1995) 4K UHD Review: Time-Travel Tragedy
By Kent Conrad |
Terry Gilliam lives to be idiosyncratic. In a British comedy troupe, Monty Python, he was the American. In Hollywood filmmaking, ...
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Kinky Boots Blu-ray Review: A Refreshing and Much-Needed Story about LGBTQ from the Working-Class Perspective
By Davy |
I have to admit, I find that some LGBTQ films are mostly about sex and attractive people having it constantly. ...
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The Batman (2022) Blu-ray Review: Matt Reeves Delivers a Fresh Take on the Franchise with a Noiresque Detective Story
By Gordon S. Miller |
As mentioned in my review of the film, “Matt Reeves’s The Batman reboots the franchise and takes the audience back ...
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Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse Blu-ray Review: Intentionally Misleading, but Still Enjoyable
By Todd Karella |
The animated television show Teen Titans Go! is normally a short 15-minute episode event, but it has had a few ...
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From the Couch Hole: I Have a Picture Pinned to My Wall
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, it was a flamin' hot episode with old bay seasoning. There was lawn mowing and fire starting and ...
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Poupelle of Chimney Town Blu-ray Review: A Whole New World
By Steve Geise |
Following a brief U.S. theatrical run, this charming new anime is now making its way to home video. The story ...
Read More The Red Shoes Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: 15 Minutes in Heaven
By Steve Geise |
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s classic 1948 film treads a well-worn path of backstage drama at a stage production, but ...
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Trekkies: 25th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Review: It’s Logical to Them
By Gordon S. Miller |
Released in 1997, Trekkies is a documentary about Star Trek fandom, particularly as it was in the mid-'90s when the ...
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Wild Things 4K UHD Review: High Level Sleaze
By Kent Conrad |
Wild Things is trash. But it's a kind of exquisite trash. It's the best Cinemax-style soft porn ever made. It's ...
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Mississippi Masala Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Mira Nair’s Beguiling Sophomore Film
By Davy |
Films about star-crossed lovers has been old as time itself, but we arguably don't get those about interracial or intercontinental ...
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Rogue Cops and Racketeers: Two Crime Thrillers by Enzo G. Castellari Blu-ray Review: Quintessential Italian Crime Dramas
By Mat Brewster |
God bless Italian filmmakers. They were consistently making great films in an astonishing array of genres for a good three ...
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From the Couch Hole: No Talking, Just Looking
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, there was a lone wolf for vengeance and a doctor for sleep. Mr. Uggs watched over caramel cookies ...
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The Carey Treatment Blu-ray Review: A Bland Dose
By Jack Cormack |
The Carey Treatment (1972; dir. Blake Edwards) is an obscurity that should stay one. It’s blander than bland. Based on ...
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Book Review: It’s Alive! by Julian David Stone
By Joe Garcia III |
Inspired by true events! It’s Alive! is a fantastic, fictional account of the final days leading up to the filming ...
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 4K UHD Review: End of the Classic Western
By Kent Conrad |
The ubiquity of the popularity of the Western is a cultural phenomenon that is hard to fathom. It wasn't just ...
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Girls Nite Out Blu-ray Review: Another Slasher Movie Where Kids Will Be Kids
By Davy |
I've seen many slasher flicks, especially those from '80s. I was really impressed by some of them, while others totally ...
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The Last Victim (2022) Movie Review: A Victim of Mediocrity
By David Wangberg |
One of the most interesting things about Naveen Chatapuram’s directorial debut The Last Victim is that, by the end, the ...
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From the Couch Hole: I’ll Be the Ticket If You’re My Collector
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, there was a striptease with a divorce at a funeral. We mixed cinnamon toast with charms and for ...
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Uncharted Blu-ray Review: Charted in the Video Games
By Steve Geise |
As I watched the thrilling mid-air action scene that opens Uncharted, I realized that it seemed familiar to me. That’s ...
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Adieu Lacan Movie Review: Say Hello to This Gem
By David Wangberg |
One of the tricks of adapting a stage play to film is making sure that the film is able to ...
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Book Review: Tough Tender by Max Allan Collins
By Greg Hammond |
Tough Tender, by Max Allan Collins, is the latest double-issue reprint from Hard Case Crime book publishers and includes two ...
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From the Couch Hole: Of Nothing in Particular
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, there was Billy Summers trying not to be caught and Columbo trying to catch them if he can. ...
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Movie Review: Sam Raimi’s Magic Saves a Jam-packed Script
By Gordon S. Miller |
After Doctor Strange director and co-writer Scott Derrickson stepped away due to creative differences, director Sam Raimi was given the ...
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Mystery Science Theater 3000: Season 13 and The Gizmoplex Debut Today
By Kent Conrad |
Mystery Science Theater 3000 is a show that will not die. It has moved through so many incarnations, starting on ...
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Edgar G. Ulmer Sci-Fi Collection Blu-ray Review: The Good, the Bad, the Painful
By Rons Reviews |
Being intrigued by the titles in this collection, and the fact that I had not heard of the three Science ...
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Constantine: The House of Mystery Blu-ray Review: A Cosmic Groundhog Day
By Gordon S. Miller |
The DC Showcase Animated Shorts release Constantine: The House of Mystery is similar to the franchise's Batman: Death in the ...
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How They Got Over: Gospel Quartets and the Road to Rock & Roll DVD Review
By Kit O'Toole |
Rock & roll’s roots draw from numerous genres—blues, country, and rhythm and blues, to name a few. However, gospel remains ...
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TCM Classic Film Festival 2022 Review: Day Three
By Lorna Miller |
[Read Lorna's Day One and Two coverage of TCMFF 2022] Three on a Match (1932) was one of the most ...
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From the Couch Hole: Do You Know What You Want
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, Tom Sawyer was a detective and the Bunnymen were under a killing moon. There was a witch, bad ...
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TCM Classic Film Festival 2022 Review: Day One and Two
By Lorna Miller |
After a three-year hiatus, the TCM Classic Film Festival returned to an in-person event in Hollywood over four days and ...
Read More Singin’ in the Rain 4K UHD Review: A Pure Joy
By Jack Cormack |
Chances are, you’ve seen Singin’ in the Rain. You already know how good it is. (If you’ve not seen it, ...
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SXSW 2022 Review: The Mojo Manifesto: The Life and Times of Mojo Nixon
By Darcy Staniforth |
If you were watching MTV in the late '80s, not only was Elvis everywhere thanks to Mojo Nixon, but so ...
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Twisting the Knife: Four Films by Claude Chabrol Blu-ray Box Set Review
By Steve Geise |
Following quickly on the heels of Arrow Video’s five-film Chabrol box set, this second box set is smaller but contains ...
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V/H/S 94 Blu-ray Review: A Rather Mixed Bag
By Davy |
As much as I'm into horror, I have to admit that found footage isn't usually my go-to in the genre. ...
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From The Couch Hole: Under Blue Moon, I Saw You
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, Tom Sawyer was abroad and everything was everywhere. At the same time, the city was on fire, ...
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Saturday Fiction Movie Review: Return of the Queen
By Steve Geise |
Lou Ye’s latest film has a huge ace: a star turn by Gong Li. After rising to art house prominence ...
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‘Round Midnight Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Perhaps the Greatest and Most Compelling Jazz Film Ever Made
By Davy |
The late, great Bertrand Tavernier wasn't just a highly influential film critic, he was also an incredible filmmaker with vast ...
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From the Couch Hole: Inside You the Time Moves
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, we had a week dedicated to the Nineties. There were Langoliers and Violent Femmes. There was Armageddon ...
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Paris, 13th District Movie Review: The City of Light Romance
By Steve Geise |
Writer/director Jacques Audiard’s latest film follows four young adults as they navigate the ups and downs of dating and professional ...
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RoboCop (1987) 4K UHD Review: FrankenCop
By Jack Cormack |
When it came out in 1987, RoboCop (dir. Paul Verhoeven) was one of my favorite movies. I was seven. I ...
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Book Review: The Junction by Norm Konyu
By Steve Geise |
Far too rarely, a graphic novel lands in the market with such an assured sense of style and substance that ...
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Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994) 4K UHD Review: Loud, Blaring Classic Adaptation
By Kent Conrad |
There's so much to love about Kenneth Branagh's take on the story of Frankenstein and his monster, but there is ...
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Ambulance (2022) Movie Review: Brothers Make Grim Choices in Michael Bay’s Latest
By Gordon S. Miller |
Based on the 2005 Danish film of the same name, Michael Bay's Ambulance is a critique on the failures of ...
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