Book Review: The Life and Death of Fritz the Cat by R. Crumb
By Gordon S. Miller |
According to the book's copyright page, “The Life and Death of Fritz the Cat collects R. Crumb's major Fritz the ...
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Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk Blu-ray Review: A First-hand Account of Life in Gaza
By Davy |
Every day, my heart breaks for the Palestinian citizens of Gaza. It doesn't seem Israeli's ridiculous occupation of it will ...
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Tom & Jerry: The Golden Age Anthology 1940-1958 DVD Review: It’s Finally Here
By Steve Geise |
Finally, FINALLY, Warner Bros. has released the definitive collection of Tom & Jerry cartoons that fans have wanted all along: ...
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Barry Lyndon Criterion Collection 4K UHD Review: An Absolute Masterpiece
By Mat Brewster |
Though I am very much a fan of Stanley Kubrick's films, I have put off watching Barry Lyndon for years. ...
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Splendid Outing Blu-ray Review: Disturbing and Honest
By Davy |
The role of women in society continues to be undermined by men, especially a certain orange lunatic and his equally ...
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From the Couch Hole: Won’t You Take Me Back to School
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, last year was on both sides now for poker face. The dead man had knives out on ...
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Book Review: Petra Chérie by Attilio Micheluzzi
By Steve Geise |
Collected in English for the first time, Fantagraphics’ second Micheluzzi book compiles the complete serialized adventures of Petra De Karlowitz, ...
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The Killer (1989) Deluxe 4K UHD Review: A Breathtaking Ballet of Blood and Bullets
By Gordon S. Miller |
Written and directed by John Woo, The Killer is a seminal '80s action film that gets the Deluxe 4K UHD ...
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man 4K UHD Review: Does a Great Job Blending Genres
By Gordon S. Miller |
Set in the same universe as The Invisible Man (1933) because the invisible serum used was invented by John Griffin ...
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The Handmaid’s Tale: The Complete Series DVD Review: Too Close to Home
By Steve Geise |
After a six-season run lasting nine years, the complete series based on Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel is now compiled in ...
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Book Review: Godzilla: The First 70 Years: The Official Illustrated History of the Japanese Productions by Steve Ryfle and Ed Godziszewski
By Gordon S. Miller |
In his Foreword, director John Carpenter, who describes himself as “one of the original, hardcore fans of...Godzilla,” says Godzilla: The ...
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Book Review: A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever: The Story of Spinal Tap by Rob Reiner et al.
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Story of Spinal Tap is presented in two stories. In two-thirds of the book, A Fine Line Between Stupid ...
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Catch Me If You Can 4K UHD Review: Catch It As Soon As You Can
By Mat Brewster |
Frank Abagnale, Jr., is a con man. His biggest con may have been convincing a lot of people that he ...
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Book Review: Winnie the Pooh: The Hundred Acre Wood Comic Collection: Volume 1
By Steve Geise |
A.A. Milne’s silly old bear has been a comic book star around the world since 1977, but the comics are ...
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Book Review: Marvel Studios: The Infinity Saga – The Art of Doctor Strange by Jacob Johnston
By Gordon S. Miller |
Marvel Studios: The Infinity Saga – The Art of Doctor Strange is the 13th release in the 22-book Marvel Studios: ...
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At the Circus Blu-ray Review: Send in the Clowns
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Marx Brothers followed up Room Service by helping out At the Circus where the trio strive to keep Wilson's ...
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The Gilded Age: The Complete Third Season DVD Review: The Carrie Coon Age
By Steve Geise |
After the "old money vs. new money" skirmishes of the first two seasons, the latest season of HBO’s costume drama ...
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The Death Wish Collection Blu-ray Review: Bronson’s Signature Series Finally Collected
By Steve Geise |
The new Kino Lorber collection compiles all five of Charles Bronson’s signature films in one comprehensive package. Shockingly, this is ...
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Isle of Dogs Criterion Collection Review: A Boy and His Dog and Other Dogs
By Gordon S. Miller |
Nine years after the fantastic Fantastic Mr. Fox, writer/director Wes Anderson returned to stop-motion animation with Isle of Dogs (2018), ...
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French Noir Collection II Blu-ray Review: Four Formidable Leading Men
By Steve Geise |
Kino Lorber’s second collection of French noir films highlights four powerful performances by classic leading men. Although the films are ...
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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein 4K UHD Review: One of the Best Horror Comedies
By Gordon S. Miller |
Although it's not the first time someone came up with the idea of pairing horror and comedy, Abbott and Costello ...
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The Miracle (1959) Blu-ray Review: Miraculously Young Roger Moore
By Steve Geise |
This historical epic is most notable for its prescient casting of Roger Moore in a lead role. He’d been a ...
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Young, Violent, Dangerous Blu-ray Review: The Title Says It All
By Mat Brewster |
Titles are funny things. Sometimes titles are straightforward; they'll be the name of a character or the place where all ...
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Book Review: Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: “Christmas in Duckburg” by Carl Barks
By Gordon S. Miller |
Walt Disney’s Donald Duck “Christmas in Duckburg” is Volume 21 in Fantagraphics’s The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library. The book ...
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Doris Day 4-Film Collection Blu-ray Review: Day Outshines All of Her Co-Stars
By Steve Geise |
This new set compiles four of Doris Day’s most beloved films in one convenient Blu-ray package. She’s clearly the main ...
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Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review: A Comedy of (a Lack of) Manners
By Gordon S. Miller |
Larry David became a household name by co-creating Seinfeld, considered one of the most successful sitcoms of all time. The ...
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House on Haunted Hill (1959) Blu-ray Review: Agatha Christie in a Carnival Fun House
By Joe Garcia III |
Producer/director William Castle brings the carnival spook house to life on the big screen in House on Haunted Hill. His ...
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Splitsville Blu-ray Review: A Romantic Comedy for People Who Hate Romantic Comedies
By Davy |
Messy people have messy relationships, and they don't always know what to do with them. That's the overall message of ...
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The Americas: Complete Limited Series Blu-ray Review: Epic Photography, Tired Subjects
By Steve Geise |
Coming to this NBC nature series after a couple of decades of binging exclusively on BBC and Disney wildlife fare, ...
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Peanuts: Ultimate TV Specials Collection DVD Review: Hours of Animated Entertainment from the Mind of Charles Schulz
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Peanuts 75th Anniversary Ultimate TV Specials Collection gathers 40 TV specials from A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) to Happiness ...
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Scars of Dracula 4K UHD Review: A Blood-sucking Delight
By Mat Brewster |
The success of The Curse of Frankenstein in 1957 led Hammer Studios to make a slew of horror films, many ...
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I’m “George Lucas”: A Connor Ratliff Story Blu-ray Review: What It Takes to Be an Artist
By Davy |
Film and nerdism are two great things that go great together. When the love of film and the love of ...
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Book Review: Silent Night, Deadly Night by Armando Muñoz
By Joe Keaton |
Last Friday, the remake of Silent Night, Deadly Night—Charles E. Sellier Jr.’s 1984 original scripted by Michael Hickey—hit theaters. By ...
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From the Couch Hole: And Ice Cream Castles in the Air
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, the wicked sorcerer was spirited away after stealing banana caramel Cheerios while claiming no one is to ...
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Book Review: Prince Valiant Vol. 30: 1995-1996 by Hal Foster, John Cullen Murphy, and Cullen Murphy
By Steve Geise |
Nearly 60 years after its debut, the Prince Valiant strip still managed to surprise in the ‘90s with its biggest ...
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Book Review: Lost & Found by Mia Wolff
By Darcy Staniforth |
Art and grief are close friends. So it is no surprise that an artist would use her medium to process ...
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Chantal: Seasons 1 & 2 DVD Review: Welcome to the Belgian Wild West
By Steve Geise |
Not much Belgian entertainment washes up on our shores, making this offbeat mystery series notable for its U.S. DVD release. ...
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Book Review: The Ephemerata: Shaping the Exquisite Nature of Grief by Carol Tyler
By Darcy Staniforth |
Ephemerata, also known as ephemera, refers to temporary items. Think flyers, movie tickets, or postcards. These items are only in ...
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Book Review: Atlas Comics Library No. 7: Girl Comics
By Greg Hammond |
Fantagraphics Publishing has released another beautiful anthology with Atlas Comics Library No. 7: Girl Comics The collection contains Girl Comics ...
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I Know Where I’m Going! Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: I Sure Know Where I’ve Been
By Mat Brewster |
Though not quite as epic or spectacular as some of their better-known films, I Know Where I'm Going! from Michael ...
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Book Review: David Lynch: His Work, His World by Tom Huddleston
By Gordon S. Miller |
In his Introduction to David Lynch: His Work, His World, author Tom Huddleston acknowledges that “our world will be a ...
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The Ninja Trilogy 4K UHD Review: A Ninja Good Time
By Mat Brewster |
If you were a boy of a certain age in the early 1980s, you probably had a thing for ninjas. ...
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From the Couch Hole: You Can Look at the Menu, but You Just Can’t Eat
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, the nice Indian boy obeyed the rule of Jenny Pen and met the unquiet dead for Cinnamon ...
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Grass and Chang Blu-ray Review: Laying the Foundation for King Kong
By Steve Geise |
Years before they co-directed the original King Kong, filmmakers Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack teamed for these two ...
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Two and a Half Men: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review: A Once Great Comedy That Ended in Confusion and Disarray
By Todd Karella |
For 12 seasons, Two and a Half Men was one of the most popular shows on television, airing on September ...
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Book Review: Wes Anderson All the Films: The Story Behind Every Movie, Episode, and Short by Christophe Narbonne
By Gordon S. Miller |
Although the debut of The Phoenician Scheme in May meant the book already required an update before its release, Christophe ...
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Wicked Games: Three Films by Robert Hossein Blu-ray Review: The Actor Directs
By Steve Geise |
Robert Hossein was primarily renowned as an actor, but he also carved out a substantial career as a talented director. ...
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Book Review: Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum and Jon Buller
By Steve Geise |
In 1895, intrepid adventurer Joshua Slocum attempted to sail solo around the world, determined to become the first person to ...
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Monk in Pieces Blu-ray Review: A Beguiling Biodoc
By Davy |
Art has no boundaries, and it doesn't always have to explain what it is all about. It can cross over ...
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents: The Legacy Collection DVD Review: Makes for Many a Good Evening
By Gordon S. Miller |
At a time when the film industry thought it was superior to the television industry, Alfred Hitchcock brought his cache ...
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