Cinema Sentries

Some of the best of both mediums.

Never has the word “genius” been so apt.

A darling story about a beloved television icon

Charlton Heston’s gruff attitude clashes with his portrayal of Michelangelo.

Iranian filmmaker creates vision of Japanese intimacy.

Read it now before someone goes back in time and changes the responses.

It is unfortunate director David L. Lewis fails to provide the investigation a polemic figure like Hentoff so obviously deserves.

We unleash our picks upon the world.

Pandora’s box was opened when original music not written for the screen was incorporated into soundtracks.

Kurt Russell and Matt Dillon team-up for a funny, slick caper flick heavy on the dialogue and light on the excess.

Owning The Treasure of the Sierra Madre on Blu-ray is easier than finding the treasure itself.

The Sentries and friends are looking forward to the following films.

Thank goodness the Doc’s making house calls.

There is no message here, other than “Hey! Jokes and music! Enjoy!”

Greta Gerwig is one of those tours de force you hear about from time to time.

A bleak, but funny, tale of Hollywood’s love/hate relationship with itself.

Looking for a horror movie to watch? Hidden Horror is the perfect guide to recommending new favorites.

Do you like good music and incredibly enjoyable main characters?

If you like to watch people acting for the sake of watching great acting, then The Talented Mr. Ripley is for you.

An intriguing look at a little known time in their lives.

Max Allan Collins’ latest is a thrilling send-up of the grittiest pulp paperbacks.

This movie feels more traditional, but with enough of that Coen brothers charm to keep their diehards happy.

A fitting capper to the Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy.

The shocking death of Oscar Grant is reenacted tragically and reverently by debut director Ryan Coogler.

20 Feet From Stardom is still a long way to fame in this beautiful documentary devoted to the ladies of music.

Tropiano’s book will help you learn a bunch of the good stuff.

A biting documentary casting a lens on war, genocide, and moviemaking.

Adventures rage on the high seas with Fox’s latest Blu-ray

Forrest J. Ackerman’s life and love of horror is spotlighted in this charming documentary.

Crazy Heart could so easily have been a melodrama, but instead it is a cautiously optimistic tale of redemption.

The plot is interesting enough, but it lacks the tension that the title suggests.

Robert Evans goes to hell and back in his new autobiography.

The last chance to enjoy the adventures of Fry, Bender, Scruffy, and the rest.

If you are a Simpsons devotee, then you will want to pick it up.

I’m hoping that the show has finally started to find its rhythm.

A comprehensive catalogue of counterfeit combat.

All’s not well in “The Well.”

This mini-episode presents an important bit of Who history.

What’s all the hubbub about “The Hub”, bub?

The lack of interesting characters and mythology keeps it as a standard TV procedural.

Washington and Wahlberg band together to shoot guns and make you laugh.

While talking to Jenni I found myself deferring the questions and having an amazing conversation with her about disability, movies, and everything in between.

I’m not quite sure it’s going to appeal to every fan.

Both films are really hard to get through because of the poor technical execution and editing.

Love can be a witch if you’re Veronica Lake.

Sit down with three hilarious men making fun of a 1960s classic!