Cinema Sentries

What’s worth reading this month?

To quote Opie Winston, “I got this.”

The directors of Floyd Norman: An Animated Life talk Disney, their subject and free art.

Floyd Norman’s life is landmark, no matter what.

What’s worth purchasing from Arrow Video this month.

Tony Richardson’s tale of the sweet and sour gifts life delivers to us.

Arrow Video releases Duccio Tessari’s classic giallo film in a stunning new Blu-ray edition.

A little kindness goes a long way in making a good convention great.

Todd Phillips hopes lightning strikes with his aggressive tale of bros, guns and international arms dealing.

One woman’s mediocre rise to fame looks good, if nothing else.

Will Smith being fatherly is always kind of hot, so that gave me a few moments of happiness.

DC’s latest superhero film is heavy on action, woefully undercooked everywhere else.

What’s hot on the shelves this month?

Twilight Time delivers another solid spate of titles in July.

Ken Russell’s controversial sexual thriller gets a new life in this Arrow re-release.

A lack of punch smothers a truly terrifying premise.

An interesting premise gets lost in a rushed narrative and overused jump scares.

Paul Feig and crew make a rollicking comedy on par with the original.

It has been met with constant criticism and seemingly more so than previous reboots and remakes of classic films. What makes this film franchise stand out above the rest?

The year’s best (and strangest) documentary will leave you ‘tickled’.

The creator of All in the Family looks at his life, career, and the family ghosts that still haunt him.

A key player in the birth of rock and roll as we know it, you just didn’t know about it until now.

Watching educational videos has never been this fun.

Abs and a short runtime turn this ‘legend’ into a short story.

What’s worth reading this month.

Steven Spielberg makes a sweet, if slight fairy tale.

Elisabeth Subrin’s directorial debut zeroes in on women in entertainment.

What’s on tap from Arrow Video this month.

Classic rockers Bad Company finally release a live album and it’s well worth the wait.

This underseen 1960s noir is a precursor to the 1990s erotic thriller.

Enjoyable adaptation of the crime comedy that gives readers a new slant on the movie.

T-Rex thrives in its moments of tranquility, which eerily and excitingly juxtapose the moments of explicit competition and internationally sanctioned brutality.

Showgirls for Millennials.

This movie should have been Brosnan and Jovovich running around trying to kill each other.

Opioid addiction and one doctor’s questionable practices are brought to light.

It’s also for the moms and dads who want to watch their children enjoy this bit of fantasy come to life.

A new generation is set to inherit our mistakes, but we still have a choice…

This movie should have more rocking and less talking.

A dark examination of violence and imprisonment against trans women of color.

Director Anna Rose Holmer crafts a coming-of-age film on par with The Witch.

Jojo Moyes’ novel gives audiences a generic portrait of disability couched in a formulaic melodrama.

Oft-bootlegged festival footage finally gets an official release.

What’s worth reading in June?

An awesome action movie premise suffers from lack of any real interesting characters.

Jodie Foster’s latest turn as director is too little, too late.

This ’90s cheese fest could only be elevated by our Rifftrax trio.

A creature feature that would work much better today than it would back in 1985.

From the Tudors to terror, actress Sarah Bolger shines as an unhinged babysitter.

What’s worth reading in the month of May?