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Holiday Gift Guide 2015

By Cinema Sentries | Nov 26, 2015

Before heading out to brave the sales-hunting crowds or shopping from the comfort of the Internet, some of us thought ...

Thoughtful & Abstract: The Bastard Executioner

By Shawn Bourdo | Nov 19, 2015

The following entries were written simultaneously by Shawn and Kim as a summary of the one and only season of ...

Why We Watch: Looking at Our TV Choices

By Cinema Sentries | Nov 8, 2015

Written by Scott Blitstein Even with DVR and on-Demand viewing to allow maximum scheduling opportunities, the amount of tv content ...

Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear The Walking Dead: “Cobalt”

By Shawn Bourdo | Oct 2, 2015

In which Kim has questions and Episode 5 (Shawn) has answers. Kim: Episode 5, I kind of liked you. You ...

Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “Not Fade Away”

By Shawn Bourdo | Sep 23, 2015

In which Shawn and Kim are grateful there are only two episodes left. Shawn: Well, I got what I asked ...

Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “The Dog”

By Shawn Bourdo | Sep 17, 2015

In which Kim and Shawn search for something positive to say about Fear the Walking Dead. Kim: Maddie! Travis! Liza! ...

Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “So Close, Yet So Far”

By Shawn Bourdo | Sep 1, 2015

In which Shawn and Kim (and some fictional characters) offer advice to the gang from Fear the Walking Dead. Shawn: ...

Thoughtful & Abstract: Fear the Walking Dead: “Pilot”

By Shawn Bourdo | Aug 28, 2015

In which Kim and Shawn offer their initial thoughts on the first episode of the Fear the Walking Dead. Kim: ...

Thoughtful & Abstract: Looking at The Walking Dead’s Glenn Rhee

By Shawn Bourdo | Apr 1, 2015

Steven Yeun as Glenn Rhee - The Walking Dead _ Season 6, Episode 7 - Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC In ...

Thoughtful & Abstract: Catching up on the Current TV Season

By Shawn Bourdo | Mar 16, 2015

In which Shawn (@genx13) and Kim (@kimfreakinb) riff on some recent TV thingies... Shawn: It's been far too long since ...

Thoughtful & Abstract: Looking at The Walking Dead’s Dr. Eugene Porter

By Shawn Bourdo | Mar 14, 2015

In which Kim (@kimfreakinb) and Shawn (@genx13) step back to look at one of their favorite characters. "The smartest man ...

Remembering Leonard Nimoy (1931-2015)

By Cinema Sentries | Feb 28, 2015

Leonard Nimoy died on February 27 due to complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which he claimed was due ...

Remembering Bruce Sinofsky and How He Changed My Life

By Darcy Staniforth | Feb 22, 2015

Part of the reason I tend to review a lot of documentaries for Cinema Sentries because I know, on a ...

Favorite Films of 2014

By Cinema Sentries | Jan 15, 2015

When the Academy Award nominations are revealed in just a few hours, the final stage of marketing/recognizing films and filmmakers ...

Adam Blair’s 2014 Movie Roundup

By Adam Blair | Jan 11, 2015

I saw about 30 movies in theaters in 2014. Some are getting tons of attention during awards season, and rightfully ...

These Are a Few of My Favorite Saturday Morning Shows

By Gordon S. Miller | Oct 4, 2014

September 27, 2014 was the last airing of the CW's Saturday morning cartoon line-up, known in its final iteration as ...

Thoughtful & Abstract: Sons of Anarchy: Season One: Ain’t Your Father’s MC

By Shawn Bourdo | Sep 4, 2014

In which Shawn (@genx13) and Kim (@kimfreakinb) reminisce about Season One of Sons of Anarchy. Shawn just started watching the ...

Battling the Bear: Reflections on Robin Williams (1951-2014)

By Darcy Staniforth | Aug 13, 2014

“Sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you” - Preacher Roe That quote is what has been ...

Thoughtful & Abstract: The Killing: Season Four Gets Sent Off

By Shawn Bourdo | Aug 13, 2014

This conversation takes place between Kim (@kimfreakinB) who watched The Killing as it aired and Shawn (@genx13) who watched every ...

Favorite Robin Williams Performances

By Cinema Sentries | Aug 13, 2014

As news of Robin Williams' death at the age of 63 broke across the media landscape, there was a slow ...

Thoughtful & Abstract: An Awesome Mix of Ideas about Guardians of the Galaxy

By Shawn Bourdo | Aug 6, 2014

In which Shawn (@genx13) and Kim (@KimFreakinB) consider Guardians of the Galaxy and other Marvel Comics movies: Shawn: I am Groot! Spoiler alert - I ...

Thoughtful & Abstract: Changes at Marvel Comics Fail to Impress

By Shawn Bourdo | Jul 20, 2014

In which Shawn and Kim consider the news about changes coing to a couple Marvel Comics characters: Shawn: This past ...

By Cinema Sentries | Jun 7, 2014

Over the past 30 years, few actors have been as big a movie star as Tom Cruise has. With his ...

Favorite Time-travel Movies

By Cinema Sentries | May 24, 2014

This weekend the X-Men franchise returns to theaters with Days of Future Past, which finds Wolverine being sent back in ...

Favorite Monster Movies

By Cinema Sentries | May 15, 2014

With Gareth Edwards' Godzilla roaring into theaters this weekend, it seemed as good a time as any to reveal our ...

Songs Ruined by Movies

By Cinema Sentries | May 9, 2014

Even before the advent of sound, movies had live accompaniment as they played in theaters. That's because music's intrinsic ability ...

Most Anticipated Movies of Summer 2014

By Cinema Sentries | May 2, 2014

While the calendar says different, movie-goers know the first weekend of May is when summer begins. Over four months, Hollywood ...

My Top Picks for the 2014 TCM Classic Film Festival

By Lorna Miller | Apr 9, 2014

Each year when the schedule for the TCM Classic Film Festival is posted, I feel equal levels of excitement and ...

The Best and Worst of Summer 2013

By Cinema Sentries | Sep 6, 2013

Although summer officially ends on September 21, for movie fans, summer ends Labor Day. Hollywood blockbusters fade from the multiplex ...

The Sentries Select Their Favorite Film of 2012

By Cinema Sentries | Jan 13, 2013

Joining in the award-season festivities, we here at the site wanted to mention a few of our favorites from 2012. ...

Our Favorite Christmas Movies

By Cinema Sentries | Dec 22, 2012

As a gift to our faithful readers, Cinema Sentries offers up a few of our favorite Christmas movies. Christmas in ...

Pulp Fiction: The Five Things I Love About It

By Cinema Sentries | Dec 7, 2012

Written by Kristen Lopez What can be said about Pulp Fiction that hasn't been written since the film's release in ...

Reflections on Paul McCartney’s ‘Live and Let Die’

By Cinema Sentries | Aug 30, 2012

James Bond films are known for many things, especially the gadgets, the girls, and the music. John Barry's "James Bond ...

By Gordon S. Miller | Jul 20, 2012

I know that seems an odd statement coming from a website that revels in movies, but that was my immediate ...

By Rons Reviews | Jul 5, 2012

The season opened solidly on May 4th with the debut of the much anticipated Avengers. Directed by Joss Whedon, The ...

Iconic Movie Scenes from the ’80s

By Cinema Sentries | Mar 23, 2012

You never know where inspiration is going to come from. Earlier in the month before he began contributing to the ...

By Cinema Sentries | Mar 8, 2012

Written by Staff Sentry Greg Barbrick reviewed the book Reel Culture where author Mimi O’Connor chose “50 films you should ...

Cinema Sentries Select the Best of 2011

By Cinema Sentries | Feb 26, 2012

With the Oscars just hours away from honoring the best of 2011, a few Sentries have gathered to name their ...

By Cinema Sentries | Jan 27, 2012

Written by Amanda Salazar Max Naylor: Hi everybody. I’d like you to meet Amanda. She’s a programmer from an independent ...

Most Anticipated Films of 2012

By Gordon S. Miller | Jan 1, 2012

With a new year upon us, it's the perfect time to start marking the calendar with release dates. What follows ...

My Last Movie Before the Rapture

By Gordon S. Miller | May 21, 2011

While I don’t understand it myself, a number of people in the media have apparently decided to stop paying attention ...

By Shawn Bourdo | Jan 9, 2011

Each year I predict what my favorite movies for the upcoming year will be. I'm usually so far off that ...