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TCFF 2016 Review: Iron Will: Veterans’ Battle with PTSD

Iron Will shatters perceptions and shows men who are going through very normal behaviors when dealing with such heavy things.

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The Unspoken Movie Review: Don’t Speak

Some good acting can’t save this paint-by-the-numbers horror feature.

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Artists Overlooked by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2016 Edition)

The Sentries & Friends wish to nominate….

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Nerve Blu-ray Review: Candid Camera 2016

The concept is fascinating, but it would have worked better in the late ’90s than it does here.

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Kristen’s Book Club for October 2016

What’s worth reading in October?

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Illeana Douglas Talks About Blazing Her Own Trail for TCM’s Trailblazing Women

TCM’s popular Trailblazing Women series returns for a second season of leading ladies.

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Queen of Katwe Movie Review: In Praise of Smart Women

Mira Nair’s touching tribute to women the world over.

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Valley of the Dolls Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Laughter, Tears, and a Mountain of Dolls!

The Criterion Collection releases the best camp melodrama out there!

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Dead-End Drive-In Blu-ray Review: The Australian Escape From New York

This Ozploitation feature could have been a spinoff in the Mad Max universe.

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The Arrow Video Roundup for September

What’s new from Arrow Video U.S. this month?

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Kristen’s Book Club for September 2016

What’s worth reading this month?

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Wizard World Richmond 2016 Preview

To quote Opie Winston, “I got this.”

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Michael Fiore and Eric Sharkey Talk Floyd Norman: An Animated Life

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

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Floyd Norman: An Animated Life Movie Review: Delightfully Animated

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

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The Arrow Video Roundup for August

What’s worth purchasing from Arrow Video this month.

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Top 10 Films of the 21st Century (so far)

Did your favorites make the cut?

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A Taste of Honey Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Taste of Adolescence

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

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The Bloodstained Butterfly Blu-ray Review: A Giallo Version of Zodiac

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

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Wizard World Chicago 2016: Kids Day at the Con

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

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War Dogs Movie Review: It’s a Dog Alright!

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

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Florence Foster Jenkins Movie Review: Glittering British Banality

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

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Suicide Squad Movie Review: I Didn’t Care for It

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

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Suicide Squad Movie Review: DC Commits Suicide with Latest Blunder

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

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Kristen’s Book Club for August 2016

What’s hot on the shelves this month?

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The Twilight Time Roundup for July

Twilight Time delivers another solid spate of titles in July.

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Crimes of Passion Blu-ray Review: The Double Life of a Working Girl

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

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Indian Point Movie Review: Never Goes Nuclear

A lack of punch smothers a truly terrifying premise.

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Lights Out Movie Review: You Can Keep the Lights On

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

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Ghostbusters (2016) Movie Review: These Gals Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts

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

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Ghostbusters Reboot: Why We’re Cautiously Optimistic

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?

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Tickled Movie Review: Twisted and Terrific!

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

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Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You Movie Review: A Sensitive Portrait of a Socially Conscious Mind

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

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Louder Than Love – The Grande Ballroom Story DVD Review: It Was Quite a Place to Be

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

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RiffTrax Live: MST3K Reunion Review: A Complete Blast

Watching educational videos has never been this fun.

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The Legend of Tarzan Movie Review: Nothing to Stoke the Legend of Greystoke

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

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Kristen’s Book Club for July 2016

What’s worth reading this month.

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The BFG (2016) Movie Review: Delightful for Children, Mediocre for Adults

Steven Spielberg makes a sweet, if slight fairy tale.

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A Woman, A Part Movie Review: Ladies on Edge and on the Edge

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

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The Arrow Roundup for June

What’s on tap from Arrow Video this month.

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Bad Company: Live in Concert 1977 & 1979 Album Review

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

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Private Property (1960) Movie Review: Seamy and Sexy in Equal Measure

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

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Book Review: The Nice Guys: The Official Movie Novelization by Charles Ardai

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

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T-Rex Movie Review: A Teenage Gold Medalist is Still a Teenager

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

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Survivor (2015) Blu-ray Review: A Little Action, A Lot of Filler

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

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LAFF 2016 Review: Dr. Feelgood

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

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Warcraft Movie Review: It’s for Those Who Grew Up Playing the Game

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

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Time to Choose Movie Review: The Truth is Still Inconvenient, and More Important

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

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