Cinema Sentries

“If Rotterdam said no, probably no one would be watching this film.” – Rob Grant

Louie Schwartzberg’s “Fantastic Fungi” is a fascinating, story-driven documentary that makes you believe in the power of these mighty organisms.

The score of the cult classic Blade from 1998 is getting its first LP release, and what a beautiful vinyl it is.

Filled with blood and betrayal, Harpoon is sometimes tough to swallow, but easy to love.

The norteño supergroup pays homage to Johnny Cash and to Latinos everywhere through heartfelt time spent at this California prison.

It makes a very convincing argument that those pesky rumors of rock’s imminent demise have been greatly exaggerated. Tell Tchaikovsky the news, indeed.

Dying over and over shouldn’t be fun, but Koko-di Koko-da sure is a creepy joyride.

Like the phoenix from the ashes, a robot that turns into a truck, or Wilfred Brimley emerging from a cocoon, Wizard World continues to transform.

A comic strip about life from someone who has obviously lived it.

A collection of rarely seen gems that are not to be missed!

It’s cool; it’s just not for everybody.

It’s the end of Star Wars as we know it (and I feel fine).

Extremely entertaining and occasionally quite troubling, these stories are the groundwork for the Superman myth.

“So this is kinda becoming an annual thing, huh?” – Supergirl

If this is an audition for a Batwoman series, then I’d say, “bring it on”. – Shawn Bourdo

While the large overarching plot was only touched upon at the beginning and end of the episode, it came across as a self-contained story that just loosely connected the shows over the next three nights. – Todd Karella

Joyless, uninspired, and grossly misappropriated, these sad-ass non-superheroic superhero interpretations need to stop.

A trip through time, celebrating not only the work of a brilliant creator, but the history of cinema promotion.

I went to Wizard World and all I got was this lousy cold.

The characters and community continue to evolve along with the skill in which the story is told.

Three Sentries will be having three different Saturdays.

See you in San Diego at the following panels.

These are the panels we are most interested in attending.

I still want to believe, despite the bad haircuts and lack of anything even remotely resembling the scientific process.

Did yours get mentioned?

Three different fellas have a say in what was and wasn’t cool this week.

I couldn’t hook into the movie, despite all it had going for it.

A trio of Sentries team up to present their reaction to this special episode.

Stephen King’s underrated horror masterpiece gets an insightful documentary honoring its history.

Even if they don’t quite stick the landing, the Ramsay Brothers establish themselves as a duo to watch out for.

Bob was a true believer in the cinema, so to receive this award in his name means a great deal to me.” – Martin Scorsese

“I wanted to reflect the lives and social problems that I’m seeing, both personally and in my community.” – Brian Crano

Brian Crano’s film takes the romantic drama in a new direction with some unique characters, but often feels unbalanced in its approach.

A giant collection of art from the man who showed us what the future looked like.

Awe-inspiring and just regular inspiring too. And a whole lot of fun.

Although an imperfect film, I, Tonya celebrates the imperfections of its leading lady with surprising emotional resonance.

Reminiscent of a million things but totally unique – I’ve never seen anything quite like it!

Transcending tropes of the genre, Call Me by Your Name is a wondrous feat in expressing emotions often left unspoken.

All the beauty of the movie, with none of the shortcomings.

It’s not to often something comes along that makes Star Wars better, but this book does just that.

Dean talks about researching her complex subject and Lamarr’s renewed place in history. 

As nice as this book looks, it still looks like the Justice League movie.

Alexandra Dean’s documentary tends to follow a familiar path but does a fantastic job of reexamining an underrated talent.

It’s a lot of fun, and sometimes that’s all you want, or need, from a movie.

Funny, heartwarming, and familiar, but above all, real.

An emotionally sensitive look at intimacy and identity.

Though not nearly as unnerving as its predecessor, Creep 2 carves new avenues in its look into the mind of a polite serial killer.

I came, I saw, and in the grand geek tradition, I had a great time but still complained about it online.

It seems the idea behind the making of The Zodiac Killer all along was to actually catch him.