

Book Review: Joan Crawford in Film Noir
Subtitled "The Actress as Auteur," David Meuel's latest book for McFarland publishers is a fascinating and informative study that...


Blu Ray Review: Target (1985)
Kino Lorber has released, on blu ray, this Arthur Penn 80s actioner featuring Gene Hackman as a former CIA operative whose wife is...


Blu ray review: Accidentally Preserved Volume 5
The fifth volume of rare silent films from Undercrank Productions expands upon the previous releases. While the first four volumes were...


Book Review: The Animated Universal Classic Monsters
This is another in a series from BearManor Media where author Matthew Hahn explores cartoons that feature a popular movie subject. This...


Book Review: Stumbling Into Film History
It is difficult to fully and accurately explain how much I enjoyed Lon Davis’ latest book from BearManor Media. Stumbling Into Film...


Blu Ray Review: The President’s Analyst
Kino Lorber has released, on blu ray, Theodore J. Flicker’s quirky 60s comedy about the title character (James Coburn) and his...


Book Review: Penny Singleton: A Biography
Back in the 1960s I discovered the Blondie and Dagwood movies on television and loved the family dynamic with a bumbling father as the...


Blu Ray Review: New Noir Set from Kino Lorber focuses on Edward G. Robinson
After having been a star in the 1930s and 1940s, specializing in tough guy roles, Edward G. Robinson was “gray listed” by the House...


Book Review: Another Run Through The Gauntlet
Film historian Toby Roan’s latest book examines Clint Eastwood’s The Gauntlet in a thoroughgoing study that supports his belief that it...


Book Review: Mummy Movies
Bryan Senn’s new book from McFarland publishers explores Mummy Movies, as per its title. It is a book that runs over 300 pages, with two...