Keep them out of the light. Don’t give them water. And whatever you do, don’t feed them after midnight. As part of a series on Film Sentinel, each week we are revisiting a work from the career of one of cinema’s most influential directors, Steven Spielberg. This week we’re taking a look at Gremlins. While... Continue Reading →
Welcome back, fellow adventurers. As part of a series on Film Sentinel, each week we are revisiting a work from the career of Steven Spielberg. Don’t get heartburn, because this week on Series Spielberg, the red line on the map is taking us straight back to the Indiana Jones franchise to review The Temple of... Continue Reading →
You are about to enter another dimension. A journey into a wondrous land of imagination. Your next stop: Twilight Zone: The Movie! As part of a series on Film Sentinel, each week we are revisiting a work in the career of Steven Spielberg. This week we are examining a film he produced, and directed in... Continue Reading →
1982 was a major time for Spielberg. Or, more specifically, June 1982. This summer month saw the release of two of the year’s biggest blockbusters: the haunted house flick Poltergeist, and the year’s highest-grossing hit, E.T. As part of a series on Film Sentinel, each week we are revisiting a work in the career of... Continue Reading →
Hold on to your hat: this week on Film Sentinel, we’re excavating the ultimate adventure film, the escapist masterpiece Raiders of the Lost Ark for re-discovery. As part of a series on Film Sentinel, we’re examining a work in the career of Steven Spielberg each week, and Raiders is one of his very best. Absolutely... Continue Reading →
It was bound to happen. After two groundbreaking blockbusters, Spielberg was due for a misfire at some point. As part of a series on Film Sentinel, each week we are taking a look back at a film in the career of Steven Spielberg. This week we’re discussing the director’s war comedy 1941. Steven had managed... Continue Reading →
You’re gonna need a bigger screen: next up on Series Spielberg is the ultimate blockbuster, the big kahuna, the granddaddy of them all: Jaws. As part of a series on Film Sentinel, we are taking a look back at each film in the career of Steven Spielberg, the filmmaker who is most often credited with... Continue Reading →
Welcome back to Series Spielberg, a series on Film Sentinel where each week we are examining a work from the career of one of cinema’s most prolific directors: the king of the blockbuster, Steven Spielberg. Last week, we discussed Duel, Spielberg’s first professional film, a man-vs.-auto thriller that was originally intended for the small screen.... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the first episode of Series Spielberg, the first series on Film Sentinel where we will go through a renowned director’s entire catalogue, and provide analysis. Our first director series for Film Sentinel is focusing on arguably the most recognizable figure in modern filmmaking, the king of the blockbuster himself: Steven Spielberg. The first... Continue Reading →
