SPECTRE Blu-ray Review: Ghosts of Bond’s Past
By Steve Geise |
After the nearly universal acclaim and gigantic box office for the previous Bond outing, Skyfall, any follow-up was likely to ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: DC TV
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Shawn and Kim discuss the weekly DC Comics-based shows and shirtless heroes. Shawn: I've caught up on most ...
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A Thoughtful Solo Adventure with the Outsiders
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Kim Wilson In which Kim strays off the beaten path with Outsiders. Having spent the past 13 months ...
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Doctor Who: Series Nine, Part Two is the Pick of the Week
By Mat Brewster |
I have very vague memories of watching Doctor Who as a kid. This was the '80s when the long=scarfed Tom ...
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TV Review: Sherlock: “The Abominable Bride”
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Anastasia Klimchynskaya It's becoming almost a biannual for the New Year to open with a new episode of ...
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T&A Take on TV 2015
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Shawn and Kim reflect on their favorite television programs and the disappointments. Shawn: We've had a few opportunities ...
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Book Review: Star Wars FAQ by Mark Clark
By Gordon S. Miller |
Ever since Disney announced plans to continue the Star Wars film franchise, the pop-culture landscape has been flooded with products ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: ‘Start to Finish’
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Kim and Shawn find themselves happy to be on a break. Kim: Well, here we are. Half-way done ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Heads Up”
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which great minds think alike and wonder about the general parenting skills of Rick. Shawn: With one episode until ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Bastard Executioner
By Shawn Bourdo |
The following entries were written simultaneously by Shawn and Kim as a summary of the one and only season of ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Always Accountable”
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Shawn and Kim try to figure out who is accountable for the mess over the past few weeks. ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Now”
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which "Now" just means "What?" Kim: After the excruciatingly long "Tale of Morgan" episode of last week, The Walking ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Catching Up on the TV Season, Volume 2
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Kim and Shawn riff again on some recent TV thingies... Kim: Back in March, we talked a bit ...
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Mr. Holmes Blu-ray Review: A Study in Relationships
By Lorna Miller |
It is hard to believe that the fictional character Sherlock Homes first appeared in print in 1887. Sir Arthur Conan ...
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SPECTRE Movie Review: The Story That Baffled Me
By Gordon S. Miller |
SPECTRE is Eon Productions' 24th James Bond film and the fourth starring Daniel Craig. The title is the name of ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Here’s Not Here”
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which an episode inspires talk of sex, Star Wars, and Eastern philosophy. Shawn: It was 90 minutes and I ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “Thank You”
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Kim and Shawn reflect as they deal with the loss of a major character. Kim: Psychologists will tell ...
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Wizard World Tulsa 2015: Too Legit (and Sick) to Quit
By Mat Brewster |
Last year, I attended my very first Con (Wizard World Tulsa, you can read all about it here). I had ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “JSS”
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Shawn and Kim reveal they each need more than five points to list their reactions Shawn: 1. The ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: The Walking Dead: “First Time Again”
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Kim and Shawn welcome back The Walking Dead for its sixth season. Kim: I don't know what I ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “The Good Man”
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which questions are asked and answered by Shawn and Kim about the season finale of Fear the Walking Dead. ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear The Walking Dead: “Cobalt”
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Kim has questions and Episode 5 (Shawn) has answers. Kim: Episode 5, I kind of liked you. You ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “Not Fade Away”
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Shawn and Kim are grateful there are only two episodes left. Shawn: Well, I got what I asked ...
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Book Review: Sherlock Holmes: The Thinking Engine by James Lovegrove
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Anastasia Klimchynskaya Early in the third season of Elementary, one of its episodes offered an intriguing premise: a ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “The Dog”
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Kim and Shawn search for something positive to say about Fear the Walking Dead. Kim: Maddie! Travis! Liza! ...
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Doctor Who: Dark Water / Death in Heaven in 3D Fathom Events Review: A Fantastic Time at the Cinema
By Mat Brewster |
We're kind of in love with Fathom Events here at Cinema Sentries. We constantly promote their shows, many of us ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “So Close, Yet So Far”
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Shawn and Kim (and some fictional characters) offer advice to the gang from Fear the Walking Dead. Shawn: ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “Pilot”
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Kim and Shawn offer their initial thoughts on the first episode of the Fear the Walking Dead. Kim: ...
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By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chad Derdowski So I went to Wizard World yesterday (August 22, 2015) at the Donald E. Stephens Convention ...
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Doctor Who: The Daleks (2015) DVD Review: Purchase It Just for the Tom Baker Story
By Shawn Bourdo |
The latest release from BBC Home Entertainment brings together a diverse collection of recent episodes to satisfy the true Doctor ...
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Book Review: Star Trek: New Visions Volume 2 by John Byrne
By Gordon S. Miller |
In Star Trek: New Visions, John Byrne tells of the lost missions of the starship Enterprise under the command of ...
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Tabloid Movie Review: The Legend May Be as Insane as the Truth
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Kristen Lopez Director Errol Morris has interviewed serious subjects like Robert S. MacNamara and delved deep into harsh ...
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Scooby-Doo! and Scrappy-Doo! The Complete Season 1 DVD Review: Puppy Power Does Work
By Shawn Bourdo |
I had known Scooby-Doo cartoons my whole life. They had always just been that Saturday morning staple and I never ...
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Star Wars Celebration 2015 Review: The Biggest Star Wars Convention in the Galaxy
By Steve Geise |
The biennial Star Wars Celebration took place over the weekend at the Anaheim Convention Center, an occasionally frustrating experience in ...
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The Fog of War Movie Review: Hindsight Is 20/20
By Gordon S. Miller |
Robert S. McNamara served from 1961 to 1968 as the Secretary of Defense under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon ...
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Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. Movie Review: Visually Captivating
By Darcy Staniforth |
What happens when a simple man asks simple questions that require complex answers that he cannot understand? This is what ...
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Fast, Cheap & Out of Control Movie Review: Skewed Look at Human Behavior
By Kent Conrad |
The title might throw a viewer off - 'Out of Control'. A documentary about things being out of control sounds ...
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A Brief History of Time Criterion Collection Review: A Quirky, Idiosyncratic Tribute
By Davy |
Everyone knows the story of Stephen Hawking, the iconic physicist, cosmologist, author, and director of research. They also know that ...
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The Thin Blue Line Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Paradigm Shift
By Shawn Bourdo |
Rarely do you watch a film and actually pinpoint where a genre actually changes. You watch Clerks or Pulp Fiction ...
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Gates of Heaven / Vernon, Florida Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: Loving the Absurd
By Greg Barbrick |
“I love the absurd,” says Errol Morris in one of the extras on the new Criterion Collection Blu-ray edition of ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Looking at The Walking Dead’s Glenn Rhee
By Shawn Bourdo |
Steven Yeun as Glenn Rhee - The Walking Dead _ Season 6, Episode 7 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC In ...
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Book Review: Quentin Tarantino FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Original Reservoir Dog by Dale Sherman
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Mary K. Williams Author Dale Sherman's newest FAQ book, he previously wrote Armageddon Films FAQ and KISS FAQ, ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Catching up on the Current TV Season
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Shawn (@genx13) and Kim (@kimfreakinb) riff on some recent TV thingies... Shawn: It's been far too long since ...
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Thoughtful & Abstract: Looking at The Walking Dead’s Dr. Eugene Porter
By Shawn Bourdo |
In which Kim (@kimfreakinb) and Shawn (@genx13) step back to look at one of their favorite characters. "The smartest man ...
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Wizard World Fan Fest Chicago 2015 Review
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chad Derdowski Spring hasn't exactly sprung, but even though there's still a chill in the air and frost ...
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Doctor Who: Last Christmas Blu-ray Review: When the Doctor Met Santa Claus
By Sombrero Grande |
When one can travel through all of time and space, sometimes Christmas comes about at the strangest of times. For ...
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Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness DVD Review: Scooby Doo Meets Alien
By Cinema Sentries |
Written by Chris Morgan When people think of Scooby-Doo, they probably think of those early Hanna-Barbera iterations. The cheap, repeating ...
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Book Review: The Art of the Films: Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes by Sharon Gosling and Adam Newell
By Gordon S. Miller |
This book takes readers behind the scenes of the first two films of the revived Apes franchise, Rise of the ...
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Doctor Who: The Complete Eighth Series Blu-ray Review: Perhaps Even the Best
By Greg Barbrick |
With the Blu-ray release of Doctor Who: The Complete Eighth Series, it is clear that the beloved Doctor is on ...
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Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars DVD Review: A Parallel Adventure in the Galactic Empire
By Kent Conrad |
Phineas and Ferb works almost entirely on the basis of their engaging formula. While there have been occasional efforts to ...
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