Cinema Sentries

Tomorrowland Blu-ray Review: Although the Pacing is Uneven, the Film Entertains and Inspires

It’s got enough heart and good intention to almost make you overlook its flaws.

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The Inhabitants Movie Review: Intriguing Throwback Horror Frustrates with the Same Old

The Inhabitants thinks about venturing into new territory but too often falls into convention despite solid acting and storytelling.

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The Leftovers: The Complete First Season Blu-ray Review: Relishing the Remnants

HBO’s newest series creates a complex and confusing web of intrigue worth watching and rewatching.

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Book Review: Sherlock Holmes: The Thinking Engine by James Lovegrove

Two “thinking machines” face off in this excellent pastiche that pits Sherlock Holmes against a Victorian precursor to the computer.

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Love & Mercy Blu-ray Review: It’s What You Need Tonight!

Excellent performances abound in this simultaneously bouncy and somber biopic.

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Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine Movie Review: Steve Jobs iSummarized

Director Alex Gibney’s book report on Walter Isaacson’s more impressive exploration of the Apple founder.

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TV Review: American Experience: Walt Disney: An Experience Not to Be Missed

The documentary reveals the darkness and the light behind the man who invented the mouse.

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Wizard World Chicago 2015 Review: It Was a Good Show

The convention was, in a word, insane.

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The Babysitter (1995) Blu-ray Review: For Those Too Scared to Watch Cinemax

Alicia Silverstone shows she’s still clueless in this 1990s erotic thriller lacking in both areas.

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Book Review: Superman: The Atomic Age Sundays, Volume 1 (1949-1953)

Super shenanigans, madcap hijinks and tomfoolery… they sure don’t make Men of Steel like this anymore.

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Still of the Night Blu-ray Review: Not Everything Meryl Is Gold

Little life or suspense is contained in this sluggish Hitchcock homage.

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A Month in the Country Blu-ray Review: The Film Birth of Branagh and Firth

Twilight Time releases this beautifully rendered ode to art and life for the first time on Blu-ray.

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Justice League: Gods and Monsters Blu-ray Review: A Lot of Sizzle Without a Lot at Stake

A dark and gritty alternative to the bleak and dreary comics.

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Burying the Ex DVD Review: Joe Dante Tries to Bring His Sensibilities Back From the Dead

If you are the kind of person who watches a Dante movie waiting for the Dick Miller appearance, and then get excited when you see him, this is for you.

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Rush (1991) Blu-ray Review: The ’90s Drug Genre Looks Inward

A slow-burn examination of drugs and police corruption is revealed in Kino’s recent Blu-ray release.

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State of Grace Blu-ray Review: Characters Anchor Crime Drama Neo-Noir

Twilight Time releases this underseen 1990s noir.

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Rifftrax Live: Sharknado 2 Review – The Second One is Still Funny!

While not as raunchy as The Room, Sharknado 2 has the Rifftrax guys doing what they do best.

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Enter the Ninja Blu-ray Review: It Is Awesome

For fans of ’80’s action / exploitation / genre films, this disc is a must-have.

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Book Review: Secret Agent X-9 by Dashiell Hammett & Alex Raymond

Sometimes a “Dream Team” is better left to the imagination.

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Dawn Patrol Movie Review: Surf, Sand, and Stupidity

MTV-esque white trash masquerading as a surf movie.

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Pretty Little Liars: The Complete Fifth Season DVD Review: The Show Does Several Things Very Well

The dialogue is snappy and clever, and those improbable story lines are fun.

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Welcome to Me Movie Review: Alice Doesn’t Live off of TV Anymore

Kristen Wiig made a bold venture in doing this film.

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Book Review: Bravest Warriors: Things to Doodle and Do!

Expand your mind and let your creativity run wild with games, puzzles, and inter-dimensional activities.

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A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night Movie Review: Vampires of Iran

Evocative and intriguing, and worth checking out.

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Tabloid Movie Review: The Legend May Be as Insane as the Truth

Errol Morris looks at obsession, sex, and media in Tabloid.

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Rifftrax Live: The Room Review: The Funniest Riff of a Terrible Movie

Rifftrax gets down and dirtier than normal with Tommy Wiseau’s magnum opus of ridiculousness.

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Rifftrax Co-Host Bill Corbett Talks Bad Taste and Entering Tommy Wiseau’s The Room

“We’re just weird enough to enjoy it!” – Bill Corbett

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Avengers: Age of Ultron Review: Marvel Rests on Their Laurels with Lumbering Popcorn Movie

The bloated runtime leaves little time for characterization, but a whole lot of time for things to go BOOM!

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A Most Violent Year Blu-ray Review: A Most Underrated Film

One of 2014’s best films hopes to discover new eyes on Blu.

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Book Review: Quentin Tarantino FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Original Reservoir Dog by Dale Sherman

Covering Tarantino’s body of work and his rai·son d’ê·tre for each film.

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Meryl Streep Talks About Going Into the Woods

“What I hope for the audience: that they will be thrilled and challenged.” – Meryl Streep

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Book Review: Chappie: The Art of the Movie by Peter E. Aperlo

Gritty, realistic sci-fi doesn’t exactly translate to stunning pre-production design.

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Wizard World Fan Fest Chicago 2015 Review

New fans, lapsed fans, fair-weather fans, broke fans and folks whose kids have been begging them to go to a convention – rejoice! Wizard World has heard your cries!

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Remembering Leonard Nimoy (1931-2015) 

His work will live long and the audience will prosper from it.

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American Sniper Movie Review: Eastwood Hits His Target

Clint Eastwood and Bradley Cooper unite their considerable talents in what may well be the best Eastwood film yet.

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RiffTrax Live!: Sharknado Review: Chainsaws of Comedy

If you enjoyed MST3K at all, you will want to check this out.

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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Blu-ray Review: Embraces Optimism over Snarky Fantasy 

Beloved children’s classic from the 1970s finally gets its turn on the big screen.

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Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness DVD Review: Scooby Doo Meets Alien

There’s a mystery to be solved, and it will be solved.

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2015 Oscar-nominated Animated Short Films Review: Feast is Far and Away the Best of the Five

If these are five of the best animated shorts, then it would appear to be a poor year for animated shorts.

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The Party (1968) Blu-ray Review: Psychedelic Comedy of Errors

Blake Edwards and Peter Sellers team up for a subversive, slightly racist classic.

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Favorite Films of 2014

Did we mention yours?

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Wetlands (2013) Blu-ray Review: Filth Presented as Frankness

German director David Wnendt’s misguided and NSFW tale of filthy femininity finds its on to Blu-ray.

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The Wizard of Oz Movie Review: TCM and Fathom Events Lovingly Present a Timeless Classic

Run, don’t walk, to the merry ole land of Oz with TCM and Fathom Events!

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Taken Movie Review: A Fun-tastic Action Revenge Flick

A good old-fashioned bad-guys-getting-their-butts-handed-to-them kinda movie.

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Rye Coalition: The Story of the Hard Luck 5 DVD Review: A Band of Brothers Bound Together

New Jersey underground rockers take a look back at a career unknown.

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Book Review: Wonder Woman: The Complete Newspaper Strips 1944-1945 by William Moulton Marston & Harry G. Peters

IDW and the Library of American Comics give us a wonderful collection from the Golden Age.

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Book Review: Modern Sci-Fi Films FAQ by Tom DeMichael

The choice of films makes the usefulness of this book; well, not very useful.

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