Cinema Sentries

Naming your comedy “Buzzkill” might be asking for trouble.

Erick Zonka directs a wonderfully complex Tilda Swinton as Julia in a twisty tale of a kidnapping gone horribly awry.

Sesame Street and superheroes meet to educate and entertain.

Well, it wasn’t the worst thing I’ve seen.

How building a better tomorrow destroyed a community’s ‘today.’

Sometimes what happens outside the ring is just as interesting as the fights, and that’s certainly true for The Fighter.

The thing that replaced 3-D as the biggest threat to Film in 2011.

A wonderful film that doesn’t deserve to be forgotten.

Tom Cruise delivers with his latest installment in the saga of Ethan Hunt, the star secret agent of IMF.

Good for the kids and you won’t mind watching it with them.

A minor effort from the director of If…, featuring beautiful photography and sophomoric surrealist satire.

A not entirely happy amalgam of genres sometimes just makes genre-soup.

This year, we’re not only leaving out cookies for Santa, we’re also setting out some for Wayne and Lanny.

Even though padded to feature length, this documentary is a must-see for aficionados of theater, movies, and gay cultural history.

In guerrilla warfare on home turf, things are always more personal.

More like a mild soap opera than a tabloid shocker, but good photography and music.

A tale of family and loyalty and dirty cops in New York that could have been so much more.

Sombrero Grande has a bad feeling about this.

An amusing/disturbing, funny/depressing little documentary about a nearly forgotten cult “audio verite” hit from 20 years ago.

Red, White and BLECH!

If only I had the ability to drag my memory of TRON: Legacy to the Recycle Bin.

He’s not bad; he’s just programmed that way.

Looking for insight into the Baby Boomers through the literature and film that influenced it and it produced.

I enthusiastically recommend it.

For sci-fi fans or anyone who loves a good debate.

The intensity of the storylines correspond with the maturation of the Hogwarts students.

A few nice touches, but was this Blu-Ray necessary?

Becomes exhausting on so many levels, but the visual effects are incredible.

A look back at Disney’s first three Pirates movies before setting sail On Stranger Tides.

A biography of the screen legend in her own words, more or less…

“We should start listening to the people who wear feathers.”

A funny, sexy and fresh take on the romantic comedy…with lots of nudity.

A gem of a film for fans of the genre and should not be missed, especially on Blu-ray.

If you are in the mood to see some of the most famous sci-fi creatures battle on screen, with lots of human wreckage, see this film.

Each time in the kitchen feels like a life or death adventure.

The pieces that made this product are strong at times, but the film is just not good.

A worthy addition to your DVD shelf, especially if you’re a big Batman fan.

People will do extraordinary things when faced with extreme challenges.

A great collection of wonderful themes, and it really made me enjoy being a fan of these films.

Dreamworks is getting the hang of it and How To Train Your Dragon is a good first step.

A beautiful, terrible mess, and dammit, I loved every single second of it.

It’s a good popcorn flick.