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Five Cool Things and Ant-Man and the Wasp

By Mat Brewster | Jul 13, 2018

It has been another crazy hot week here in Oklahoma. This week I've not been able to just stay inside ...

Saturday Program Highlights for San Diego Comic Con 2018

By Cinema Sentries | Jul 12, 2018

Written by Staff Here are a few highlights where you might find three Sentries who will be attending. Shawn Bourdo: ...

Friday Program Highlights for San Diego Comic Con 2018

By Cinema Sentries | Jul 11, 2018

Written by Staff Here are a few panels where you might find three Sentries who will be attending. Todd Karella: ...

Thursday Program Highlights for San Diego Comic Con 2018

By Cinema Sentries | Jul 9, 2018

Written by Staff The modern-day equivalent of getting the new Sears catalog before Christmas is the debut of the Comic-Con ...

Five Cool Things and Paul McCartney’s Carpool Karaoke

By Mat Brewster | Jul 6, 2018

Another week, another five cool things. Conversations with Scorsese Film critic and historian Richard Schickel sat down with Martin Scorsese ...

Our Favorite Movies of 2018 So Far

By Cinema Sentries | Jul 2, 2018

Written by Staff While there's still half of the summer roster to go and a slew of films that are ...

Five Cool Things and Juliet, Naked

By Mat Brewster | Jun 29, 2018

It is officially summer here in Oklahoma, which means it is hot. Damn hot. Too hot to do anything but ...

Five Cool Things and Welcome to Marwen

By Mat Brewster | Jun 22, 2018

This is what I like to call "recovery week." After vacation, I always come home to a large stack of ...

Five Cool Things and the Grand Tetons

By Mat Brewster | Jun 15, 2018

A big thanks to Gordon and Shawn for filling in for me last week. As noted, I spent the week ...

Five Cool Things and Anthony Bourdain

By Cinema Sentries | Jun 8, 2018

As Mat stated last week, he's currently off in Wyoming celebrating his in-laws' 50th anniversary. But that doesn't mean people ...

Five Cool Things and Florence + the Machine

By Mat Brewster | Jun 1, 2018

My in-laws came to town again this week. Diligent readers will remember they were here not very long ago and ...

Five Cool Things and Christopher Robin

By Mat Brewster | May 26, 2018

I gave up Filmstruck to order Hulu so that I could watch the new season of The Handmaid's Tale. I ...

Five Cool Things and Deadpool 2

By Mat Brewster | May 19, 2018

For a long time, I stopped going to the movies. It was too expensive, I didn't live close to any ...

By Mat Brewster | May 11, 2018

I keep track of all the movies I watch every month and have various mental goals to keep up with. ...

Five Cool Things and U2

By Mat Brewster | May 4, 2018

In order to watch the new season of The Handmaid's Tale, I once again ordered a subscription to Hulu. They ...

Five Cool Things and 2001: A Space Odyssey

By Mat Brewster | Apr 28, 2018

Sorry I'm a little late with the Five Cool Things this week. I have plenty of stuff to talk about, ...

Five Cool Things and Nothing Compares 2 U

By Mat Brewster | Apr 20, 2018

As mentioned last week, my in-laws were in town this week, also as mentioned they put a damper on my ...

My (Tentative) 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival Schedule

By Gordon S. Miller | Apr 19, 2018

Although I am fortunate enough to attend both events, I am disappointed that CinemaCon and TCM Classic Film Festival (TCMFF) ...

Five Cool Things and Ocean’s 8

By Mat Brewster | Apr 14, 2018

Last week, I noted that I had started several things and not finished them. My hope was to talk about ...

By Mat Brewster | Apr 6, 2018

Last weekend, we went to Tennessee to visit some old friends for Easter. This week, Oklahoma teachers staged a walk-out ...

Five Cool Things and The House with a Clock in Its Walls

By Mat Brewster | Mar 30, 2018

My birthday was last Sunday. My wife made me a nice breakfast, we went to a couple of books stores, ...

Five Cool Things and Mr. Rogers

By Mat Brewster | Mar 23, 2018

It is the start of my birthday weekend (I turn 42 on Sunday). My mother just picked up my daughter ...

Five Cool Things and Isle of Dogs

By Mat Brewster | Mar 16, 2018

After a long, dreary winter, spring is finally here. Our backyard tree is blooming, the temperatures are warming up, and ...

Five Cool Things and The Handmaid’s Tale: Season Two

By Mat Brewster | Mar 9, 2018

I have a tendency to be watching, reading and listening to multiple things at once. My wife laughs and scoffs ...

Five Cool Things and a Yellowstone TV Series

By Mat Brewster | Mar 2, 2018

In my continual playing of roulette with the many streaming services one can subscribe to, I landed on HBO this ...

Five Cool Things and Izzy Gets the F-ck Across Town

By Mat Brewster | Feb 23, 2018

I shouldn't write these things on Friday. It seems like every week I'm saying how long and exhausting the week ...

By Mat Brewster | Feb 16, 2018

Sickness has come to house Brewster again. My wife caught a nasty cold late last week and it's stayed with ...

Five Cool Things and Venom

By Mat Brewster | Feb 9, 2018

The Super Bowl aired this last Sunday. I didn't watch a single second of it. Not even for the commercials ...

Five Cool Things and Duncan Jones’ Mute

By Mat Brewster | Feb 2, 2018

I'm always late to the party when it comes to awards season. I simply don't make it to the theaters ...

Five Cool Things and Landscape with Snow

By Mat Brewster | Jan 26, 2018

It's always a challenge for me to balance between the movies I want to see and the television shows I ...

Five Cool Things and a New Heathers

By Mat Brewster | Jan 19, 2018

I try to write little pieces of this article as I watch, read, and listen to cool things throughout the ...

Five Cool Things and Fahrenheit 451

By Mat Brewster | Jan 12, 2018

Mat was felled by a stomach bug before he could finish writing his article, which is not a cool thing, ...

Five Cool Things and the Grateful Dead

By Mat Brewster | Jan 5, 2018

As noted in last week's entry, I spent the week between Christmas and New Year's at my in-laws spending time ...

Best of 2017 Assorted Lists

By Shawn Bourdo | Jan 2, 2018

From 2005 through 2012, I pretty consistently wrote my Sunday Morning Tuneage blog. It continued inconsistently through 2013 before being ...

Best of 2017 TV Lists

By Shawn Bourdo | Jan 1, 2018

We live in a very high-quality TV-show era now. Maybe the top end isn't as strong as a decade ago ...

Best of 2017 Film Lists

By Shawn Bourdo | Dec 31, 2017

From 2005 through 2012, I pretty consistently wrote my Sunday Morning Tuneage blog. It continued inconsistently through 2013 before being ...

By Mat Brewster | Dec 29, 2017

Hope everybody had an excellent Christmas. I kind of hope it was a little dull pop-culturewise or I'm about to ...

Five Cool Things and a Merry Christmas

By Mat Brewster | Dec 22, 2017

Apologies for the absence of Five Cool Things last week. I usually try to write them on Thursday night and ...

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Five Cool Things and Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom

By Mat Brewster | Dec 8, 2017

Winter is no longer coming, but is here, and with a vengeance. I woke up to temperatures in the teens ...

By Mat Brewster | Dec 1, 2017

I cut the cord many years ago. Netflix and my DVD collection do me just fine, thank you very much. ...

Five Cool Things and an Incredibles Sequel

By Mat Brewster | Nov 24, 2017

Thursday was Thanksgiving here in the United States. It has always been one of my favorite days of the year. ...

Five Cool Things and Dragon’s Lair

By Mat Brewster | Nov 17, 2017

Last week, I feared I was going to get sick like the rest of my family, which put me to ...

Five Cool Things and R.E.M’s Automatic for the People

By Mat Brewster | Nov 10, 2017

Sickness has been passing through my family. Both my parents got crazy sick a couple of weeks ago. Then my ...

Five Cool Things and The Disaster Artist

By Mat Brewster | Nov 3, 2017

My wife and I are not party people. We are much more comfortable sitting at home, watching movies, playing games, ...

Five Cool Things and The Square (2017)

By Mat Brewster | Oct 27, 2017

Last week, I noted that I somehow managed to watch quite a few movies even though my in-laws were in ...

Thoughtful & Abstract Take on TV 2017

By Shawn Bourdo | Oct 24, 2017

In which Shawn and Kim take a breath before The Walking Dead starts up again to look at what is ...

Five Cool Things and the Tragically Hip

By Mat Brewster | Oct 20, 2017

My in-laws came in for a visit this week. They are lovely people and I always enjoy their time here, ...

Five Cool Things and The Last Jedi Trailer

By Mat Brewster | Oct 13, 2017

Hi, remember me? I'm your local writer who talks about new releases and cool things each week. Except for the ...

Five Cool Things and Tom Petty

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 6, 2017

I am taking over the reigns this week, the start of which was pretty brutal with the tragic loss of ...

Five Cool Things and Annihilation

By Mat Brewster | Sep 29, 2017

My wife had a birthday this week. I don't want to complain that my wife's birthday screws up my ability ...