Cinema Sentries

“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.

Like the film, this book is warm and inviting, strong and bold, and pretty damn awesome.

A show with countless plot holes, farfetched storylines, and unrealistic wardrobes – PLL worked, and worked well.

Gillian Robespierre’s follow-up to Obvious Child.

One of the year’s best movies looks to get a new audience on a wonderful Blu-ray.

If you are still there Sunday, this is where you might find us.

And just like that it’s the end of Saturday and the Con starts to wind down.

The past adventures of Donald Duck come alive again!

Now that’s a Good Friday.

The 1993 & 1997 reunion tour concerts showcase an ELP trying to pick up the pieces following more than a decade in the wilderness.

New Library of American Comics collection of World War II era daily newspaper Superman comic strips shows why the the superhero stayed on the home front instead of the battlefield.

The story of tortured artist Richard Hambleton is short of depth but long on intrigue.

Worth seeing, especially if you don’t know the story of Katherine Johnson and her ilk.

The single-location thriller goes international with the simplistic Mine.

Entertaining visual look at the history of American movie newspaper ads suffers from issues with accompanying text

An important and worthwhile historical artifact, even if it is my least favorite one so far.

Tom Ford’s follow-up to A Single Man is a moody and evocative thriller you can’t ignore.

Mat gets by with a little help from his friends.

Using numerous interviews, a personal climb to the crash site, and government documents, Matzen constructs the story deliberately.

A long overdue official history lesson documenting the “greatest rock and roll band ever.” Or, at least one of them.

With 2016 at its long overdue close, it’s time for me to tell you what I considered the best releases in the world of comics and graphic novels.

A literary display of the origins of horror in film, harkening back to terrors from our past.

Oliver Stone plays it straight with the surprisingly subtle, subdued, and nuanced docu-drama Snowden.

An often fascinating, but equally frustrating study of the guitarist and songwriter, once spoken of in the same breath as guitar-Gods like Clapton, Page, and Hendrix.

It fails to rise above the barrier separating the good from the iconic.

Batgirl of Burnside creative team now releases Motor Crush from Image Comics.

Director Matthew Ross talks about making his directorial debut with the romantic drama Frank & Lola.

What’s worth reading this month?

The Sentries’ responses are mixed.

“Tell Felicity this isn’t ‘the Best. Team-up. Ever.'” – Gordon S. Miller

“Finally. The Superfriends are together again for the first time. And they even have their own Hall of Justice.” – Shawn Bourdo

“I’m still hoping for big things on the upcoming shows this week, but after tonight, I’m a little less enthusiastic than I was.” – Todd Karella

It is a fine western, and a fine crime film, but it doesn’t really ascend to the level of wondrous drama.