Illustrious Corpses Blu-ray Review: A Slow-burning Mystery
By Mat Brewster |
The 1970s were a tumultuous time in American history. There were gasoline shortages and high crime in the cities. The ...
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Comic Book Review: Uncle Scrooge: Issue #04: The McDuck Journals: The Klondike Years by Kari Korhonen
By Gordon S. Miller |
As explained in editor David Gerstein' note to readers, “Finnish writer/artist Kari Korhonen began The McDuck Journals—a new series of ...
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O.C. and Stiggs Blu-ray Review: Robert Altman’s Teen Comedy
By Steve Geise |
If you weren’t aware that esteemed director Robert Altman made an ‘80s teen comedy, blame MGM’s decision to largely shelve ...
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Book Review: Atlas Comics Library No. 8: SNAFU: The Funniest Magazine in the World!
By Greg Hammond |
Fantagraphics continues its phenomenal series in collaboration with Marvel Comics by publishing its eighth entry in the Atlas Comics series, ...
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Laurel & Hardy: Year Three – The Newly Restored 1929 Silents Blu-ray Review: The End of a (Silent) Era
By Gordon S. Miller |
Flicker Alley and Blackhawk Films round out their series of restored shorts with the two-disc set, Laurel & Hardy: Year ...
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Köln 75 Blu-ray Review: Two Movies in One
By Steve Geise |
Writer/director Ido Fluk spins his imagining of Keith Jarrett’s 1975 improvised concert performance into an energetic but bipolar film. For ...
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Death on the Nile (1978) 4K UHD Review: Poirot in High Definition
By Mat Brewster |
A little over 20 years ago, my wife and I spent about 10 days in Paris over the winter holidays. ...
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Italia: Fire and Ashes Blu-ray Review: Italy’s Film Heritage Reborn Like a Phoenix
By Steve Geise |
Snippets of random silent film reels dance across the screen, transporting us to the earliest days of Italian cinema. Without ...
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Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review: Don’t Worry, Be Happy This Is Available
By Gordon S. Miller |
Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har, along with Wally Gator and Touché Turtle and Dum Dum, was a part ...
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From the Couch Hole: A Tender Blade of New Green Grass
By Shawn Bourdo |
Previously on FTCH, the voice was shining darker than amber against the dreadful lemon sky. There were stranger things afoot ...
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Beyond Graceland: Ladysmith Black Mambazo DVD Review: A Great Look at the Group with a Distinct Sound
By Joe Garcia III |
Beyond Graceland: Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a 2023 documentary that does a magnificent job of turning the spotlight back onto ...
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Book Review: Ducktales: Treasure of the Lost Lamp and Other Stories: The Disney Afternoon Adventures Vol. 06
By Kent Conrad |
This is the latest of the Fantagraphics hardcover collections of reprinted Disney comics based on the block of cartoons that ...
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Wally Gator: The Complete Series Blu-ray Review: Complete but Swampy
By Steve Geise |
Right before I started watching this set, I finished watching The Huckleberry Hound Show Blu-ray collection, a pristine release with ...
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Evil Under the Sun 4K UHD Review: Exactly What I Want from an Agatha Christie Adaptation
By Mat Brewster |
Peter Ustinov portrayed Agatha Christie's great Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, a total of six times from 1978 to 1986. The ...
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Alef DVD Review: Turkish Delight
By Steve Geise |
Aside from its Istanbul setting, this Turkish crime drama initially seems very much like any typical European crime series. The ...
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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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