"Welcome to Shelf Criticism. Meet your host, Stephen, a scholar of literature and film by day, and by night, a cinematic archaeologist with a penchant for everything from arthouse to popular to outright trash cinema. Over the past quarter-century, Stephen has amassed an eclectic DVD collection, now occupying five shelves of a curio cabinet in his living room. Each week, he bravely selects one of these titles to dissect. Join him as he unearths everything from obscure gems to cinematic missteps. From blockbuster hits to forgotten flops, each film gets the critical once-over it probably doesn't deserve but will absolutely receive.