Tupac: Live at the House of Blues (2010) Blu-ray Review: Tupac and Snoop Back in ‘96
By Joe Garcia III |
Tupac: Live at the House of Blues was recorded in 1996 just months before Tupac was fatally shot and killed. ...
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The Heroic Trio/Executioners Criterion Collection 4K UHD Review: Insane Hong Kong Lady Action
By Kent Conrad |
In the pre-Internet era, information about different cultures’ cinema was obscure. It was rumor. It was some still in a ...
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The Hobby Movie Review: What Was Once About Collecting Is Now About Investing
By Rons Reviews |
The documentary The Hobby bills itself as “a character-driven, feel-good deep dive into the high-stakes, eccentric world of card collecting.” ...
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Monk: Season Three Blu-ray Review: Bigger Stakes and More Colorful Characters
By Davy |
Having previously reviewed Season One and watching Season Two during its original broadcast, I have to say that after revisiting ...
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Book Review: Return to Eden by Paco Roca
By Steve Geise |
Spanish cartoonist Paco Roca returns with his most personal graphic novel to date, a nostalgia-soaked ode to the Franco-era Valencia ...
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Wonka Blu-ray Review: A Sweet Audiovisual Treat with Heart
By Lorna Miller |
When I first heard this film was Willy Wonka's origin story with Timothée Chalamet playing the titular role, I admit ...
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Contagion 4K UHD Review: If I Could Throw Your Computer in Jail, I Would
By Greg Hammond |
Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion, written by Scott Z. Burns (The Bourne Ultimatum), is about a pandemic which spreads quickly and kills ...
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Black Tight Killers Blu-ray Review: Branded to Thrill
By Steve Geise |
Yasuharu Hasebe’s delirious caper oozes with style, and is better than ever in this new hi-def transfer restored by Radiance ...
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The Golden Coach Blu-ray Review: Jean Renoir’s Tribute to Theater
By Steve Geise |
When a traveling theater company rolls into a rich Peruvian town, the star actress named Camilla (Anna Magnani) quickly attracts ...
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From the Couch Hole: So Glad That You’re Here Again
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, there was a murder at the end of the world on Dune. The messiah asked for black ...
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Verotika Blu-ray Review: A Comic Book Horror Anthology Come to Life
By Joe Garcia III |
Verotika (2019) is writer/director Glenn Danzig’s debut and is an anthology horror movie based on characters from his Verotik comic ...
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Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) Movie Review: I Am Your Captain, Your Judge, and Your Jury
By Greg Hammond |
Frank Lloyd’s Mutiny on the Bounty was nominated for eight Academy Awards and came away with one, Best Picture. The ...
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The Promised Land Movie Review: Mads Mikkelsen Harvests Another Winner
By Steve Geise |
When a destitute retired army captain sets out on a quixotic quest to cultivate inhospitable land, he runs afoul of ...
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La Syndicaliste Blu-ray Review: The Woman Who Maybe Cried Wolf
By Steve Geise |
Director Jean-Paul Salomé and star Isabelle Huppert team up again in this fascinating drama that is not at all what ...
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Book Review: John Ford (Revised and Expanded) by Joseph McBride and Michael Wilmington
By Shawn Bourdo |
Joseph McBride previously published biographies of Steven Spielberg, Frank Capra, and three books on Orson Welles. He also wrote a ...
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Wolfman’s Got Nards Blu-ray Review: The Monster Squad Squad Speaks
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Monster Squad and Wolfman's Got Nards, the 30th anniversary documentary about the film and its fans, are available together ...
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The Monster Squad Blu-ray Review: And the Children Shall Lead
By Gordon S. Miller |
The Monster Squad and Wolfman's Got Nards, the 30th anniversary documentary about the film and its fans, are available together ...
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Faithless (1932) Blu-ray Review: Tallulah Bankhead Makes It Worth Watching
By Mat Brewster |
The story goes that as a teenager Tallulah Bankhead won a contest in the Picture Post magazine which sent her ...
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Mademoiselle (1966) Blu-ray Review: Lust and Terror In France
By Mat Brewster |
Someone is wreaking havoc in a French provincial village. The cattle's drinking water has been poisoned, fires have been set ...
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From the Couch Hole: Looking from a Window Above
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, Dr. No met Jim Dandy in their past lives in Babylon. From May to December, we had ...
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Annie Hall Movie Review: Look, There’s God Coming Out of the Restroom
By Greg Hammond |
From the opening lines of Annie Hall, we know there will be no chance for romance between Alvy Singer (Woody ...
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2024 Oscar-Nominated Live Action Short Films Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
Starting February 16, the 19th annual Oscar Nominated Short Films will be available in over 700 theaters globally and in ...
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2024 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short Films Review
By Darcy Staniforth |
Starting February 16, the 19th annual Oscar Nominated Short Films will be available in over 700 theaters globally and in ...
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2024 Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films Review
By Gordon S. Miller |
Starting February 16, the 19th annual Oscar Nominated Short Films will be available in over 700 theaters globally and in ...
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Book Review: Long Haul by Cullen Bunn and Heath Amodio
By Greg Hammond |
Long Haul is the latest graphic novel from Sandy Carpenter’s Storm King Comics’ Dark & Twisted line which focuses on ...
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Darkman 4K UHD Review: A Must-See for Sam Raimi Fans
By Greg Hammond |
In Sam Raimi’s Darkman (1990), Liam Neeson, in his first starring action role, plays Dr. Peyton Westlake, a researcher in ...
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Godard Cinema Blu-ray Review: Interesting and Involving
By Davy |
When legendary, unconventional, and challenging filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard passed away in 2022, it left quite a shock to everyone, not ...
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Casino Remastered Edition Blu-ray Review: Paradise in the Desert Lost
By Gordon S. Miller |
Directed by Martin Scorsese who co-wrote the script with Nicholas Pileggi, based on the latter's Casino: Love and Honor in ...
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From the Couch Hole: All the Lights Are Changing Green to Red
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, the little women were poor things that had to call an exorcist who said "This is a ...
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Ghostwritten (2024) Movie Review: The Story Needs More Spelled Out
By Darcy Staniforth |
As a writer, there are days where inspiration becomes elusive. But what happens when those days turn into months and ...
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The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming Blu-ray Review: If You Want to Hit Him, It’s Alright by Me
By Greg Hammond |
Norman Jewison’s The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming is one of those rare comedies that holds its laughs ...
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Coming Home Blu-ray Review: Romantic War Drama at the Top of Its Game
By Greg Hammond |
There is nothing subtle about Hal Ashby’s Coming Home. It is not an anti-war film, it is, specifically, an anti-Vietnam ...
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Footloose (1984) 4K UHD Review: Rambunctious, Though Mostly Tired
By Greg Hammond |
After the death of his father, Ren McCormack (Keven Bacon), and his mother (Frances Lee McCain) move from Chicago to ...
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Book Review: Marvel Studios: The Infinity Saga – The Art of Iron Man by John Rhett Thomas
By Gordon S. Miller |
Marvel Studios: The Infinity Saga – The Art of Iron Man is the first release in the 24-book Marvel Studios: ...
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Scarlet Street Blu-ray Review: Take a Walk on the Wild Side
By Steve Geise |
Aside from the direction by Fritz Lang, I didn’t have much initial interest in watching this film. Edward G. Robinson ...
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Willy’s Wonderland 4K UHD Review: Nicolas Cage Brings a Whole Lot of Fun
By Greg Hammond |
Kevin Lewis’s Willy’s Wonderland stars Nicolas Cage, a possibly mute, probably just super quiet, nameless drifter driving the backroads, who ...
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Book Review: Hypericum by Manuele Fior
By Steve Geise |
Italian cartoonist Manuele Fior’s latest graphic novel, his sixth picked up for U.S. release by Fantagraphics, follows two distinct stories ...
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Witness for the Prosecution (1957) Blu-ray Review: Twisty Drama in the Courtroom
By Kent Conrad |
A filmed courtroom drama has a double-edged sword. It's of course easy drama, the conflict is already fixed. Defense vs. ...
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Waitress: The Musical Blu-ray Review: Small-Town Servers Accentuate the Positive
By Steve Geise |
Following the conclusion of its four-year original Broadway run in early 2020, Waitress: The Musical returned to Broadway in late ...
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Book Review: 50 Oscar Nights: Iconic Stars & Filmmakers on Their Career-Defining Wins by Dave Karger
By Gordon S. Miller |
TCM host and entertainment journalist Dave Karger assembles a series of interviews with a who's who (or for those that ...
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Burnt Offerings Blu-ray Review: Not the Average Haunted House Movie
By Joe Garcia III |
Burnt Offerings (1976) starring Karen Black, Oliver Reed, Bette Davis, and Burgess Meredith may well be director Dan Curtis’ masterpiece. ...
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Perfect Days Movie Review: Wim Wenders Examines Perfect Solitude
By Steve Geise |
Acclaimed German director Wim Wenders might seem an odd choice to helm a narrative feature about an elderly toilet cleaner ...
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Fathom Events Presents My Fair Lady for Its 60th Anniversary
By Mat Brewster |
Right after we married, my wife and I took our honeymoon in Stratford, Ontario. Just like its namesake in England, ...
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From the Couch Hole: I’ve Been So Many Places In My Life And Time
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, the Barbie in the multiverse of madness was the rabbit hunter, so beware of darkness. The Golden ...
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Loaded Guns Blu-ray Review: Firing Blanks
By Steve Geise |
By any conventional measure, Loaded Guns is a terrible movie. The wisp of a plot goes nowhere, the acting is ...
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He Walked by Night Blu-ray Review: You’ll Watch by Daylight
By Mat Brewster |
Part film noir, part ripped from the headlines semi-documentary, He Walked by Night influenced countless movies and television shows and ...
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The Lovely Bones DVD Review: Saoirse Ronan and Stanley Tucci are Bright and Shiny Stars
By Greg Hammond |
Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones is based on the novel of the same name (2002) by Alice Sebold and stars ...
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Jennifer 8 Blu-ray Review: Ambitious but Flawed Crime Story
By Kent Conrad |
Jennifer 8 wants to be more than a serial killer story. It has the elements to be more. Friends with ...
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The Road to Hong Kong Blu-ray Review: The Formula Works to the End of the Map
By Greg Hammond |
A few months before the release of James Bond in Dr. No in theaters around the world, Bob Hope and ...
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Red Planet Mars Blu-ray Review: Peter Graves and Andrea King Put Some Life into a Surprisingly Religious Story
By Greg Hammond |
Red Planet Mars by director Harry Horner is a strange beast. It would like to be a sci-fi/thriller plopped down ...
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