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Frank Wilkins

Frank is a proud member of the The Dallas Forth Worth Film Critics Association. He writes film reviews and cinema related banter and repartee for various and sundry websites, newsletters and magazines.
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Frank's top all-time favorite movies (in no particular order):

  • Sergeant York
  • Braveheart
  • Papillon
  • Silence of the Lambs
  • Saving Private Ryan
  • Amelie

Frank's all-time least favorite movies (in no particular order):

  • Police Academy movies (all of them)

Frank's recommendations for the best movies that no one has heard of (in no particular order):

  • Buffalo 66
  • Box of Moonlight
  • Lawn Dogs
  • The Conversation
  • Y Tu Mama Tambien
  • MonsoonWedding

Frank's Favorite Actors: Morgan Freeman; Phillip Seymour Hoffman; Sam Rockwell

Frank's Favorite Actresses: Annete Benning (Ooooo la la!); Jodie Foster

Frank's favorite director: Steven Spielberg (how can it not be?)

Frank's favorite movie soundtracks: Tommy; Almost Famous; 9 1/2 Weeks; Blade Runner


Christopher Symonds

Chris is as Australian novelist/screenwriter; he is the author of Llarriad: The Nurture of War, and its upcoming sequels. He has lived, breathed, ate, slept and pooped films since he could talk; has an atypical OCD issue with DVDs being alphabetized; an affinity for the Southern parts of North America—the food and the Southern Belles.

Christopher's all-time favorite movies (in no particular order):

  • -Star Wars
  • The Empire Strikes Back
  • Jaws
  • Misery
  • Silence of the Lambs
  • Halloween
  • Back to the Future
  • The Dark Knight
  • Superman
  • Aliens
  • Alien
  • The Sixth Sense
  • Die Hard
  • Terminator 2
  • Batman Begins
  • Casino Royale
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • Kick Ass
  • Anchorman
  • Dumb and Dumber
  • The Shining
  • The Goonies
  • Inner Space
  • Indiana Jones: TOD
  • Indiana Jones: LC
  • Lock Up
  • Gladiator
  • Star Trek 2
  • Iron Man
  • Star Trek (Abrams)
  • Batman (Burton)
  • Road House
  • Lethal Weapon

Christopher's all-time least favorite movies (or crap list):

  • Anything by Uwe Boll
  • Batman and Robin
  • Children of the Living Dead
  • Shark Night 3D
  • Alien vs Predator movies.
  • XXX movies (not porn; the other ones)
  • Moonraker
  • Musicals (well, most musicals)
  • Superman IV
  • Most remakes

Christopher's recommendations for the best movies that no one has heard of (in no particular order):

  • Book of Love (Bob Shaye)
  • Gone
  • Rogue (Greg McLean)
  • The Dead Girl
  • Dreams On Spec
  • Our Miss Fred
  • An Innocent Man

Christopher's Favorite Actor(s): Harrison Ford/Anthony Hopkins/Clint Eastwood
Christopher's Favorite Actress(es): Jodie Foster/Kathy Bates/Sigourney Weaver
Christopher's favorite director: Steven Spielberg/Richard Donner/Joe Dante/Ridley Scott/Robert Zemeckis
Christopher's favorite film scores: Cocoon and The Sixth Sense (James Newton Howard); Jaws, Superman, Indiana Jones, Star Wars Saga (John Williams); Gladiator (Hans Zimmer); Batman (Danny Elfman); Star Trek: First Contact, Legend, The Omen (Jerry Goldsmith); Halloween (John Carpenter)


Loron Hays

Loron Hays is a native Californian born with a love of film fused into his entire skeletal structure. He lives for the celluloid heroes - both past and present - and has a deep appreciation for the comedic Silent film era. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing and currently, when not reviewing films or rocking out to heart-stopping music, can be spotted at the head of the high school classroom. He can be reached at hayscope(at)gmail.com, but swears no responsibility for any message responded to by one of his two canine assistants, Ringo and Jules.

Loron's top all-time favorite movies (in no particular order):

  • Citizen Kane
  • Blade Runner
  • Night of the Living Dead
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • His Girl Friday
  • Ed Wood
  • The Outlaw Josey Wales
  • Star Trek
  • Knocked Up
  • The Circus
  • Sideways
  • Casablanca
  • Vertigo
  • Manhattan

Loron's all-time least favorite movies (in no particular order):

  • Anything directed by Michael Bay

Loron's recommendations for the best movies that no one has heard of (in no particular order): Switchblade Sisters; Spider Baby; I Was a Male War Bride; Omega Man; Lonely are the Brave.

Loron's Favorite Actors: Johnny Depp ; George Clooney; Jeffrey Wright; Steve Buscemi; Paul Giamatti.

Loron's Favorite Actresses: Carla Gugino ; Amy Smart; Leslie Mann; Paulette Goddard.

Loron's favorite director(s): Woody Allen; Charlie Chaplin; Judd Apatow.

Loron's favorite movie soundtracks: Back to the Future; Edward Scissorhands; The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly; Blade Runner


Tim Sentz

Tim Sentz is a 2007 graduate of Southwestern College in Winfield, KS. He received his BA in English. Instead of being a teacher Tim optioned to be a writer and to date has written movie reviews not just for Reel Reviews but also Examiner.com and In Gob We Trust - a blog he administrated with some friends a few years back. He lives in Lawrence, KS.

You can contact Tim directly to submit a movie challenge, recommend a Netflix Finds, or just submit a general inquiry at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Tim's top all-time favorite movies (in no particular order):

  • Casablanca
  • No Country for Old Men
  • Die Hard
  • Pulp Fiction
  • The Dark Knight
  • The Princess Bride
  • Memento
  • Fight Club
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • The Day The Earth Stood Still
  • The Thing
  • The Departed
  • Casino Royale
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  • Goodfellas
  • Seven
  • Aliens
  • Inception
  • Blade Runner
  • The Simpsons Movie
  • The Empire Strikes Back

Tim's all-time least favorite movies (in no particular order):

  • The Passion of the Christ
  • I'm Not Jesus Mommy
  • Cars
  • Most musicals
  • Psycho (remake)
  • The Return of the King
  • The Phantom Menace
  • The Number 23
  • Grown Ups
  • Anything with Kevin James

Tim's recommendations for the best movies that no one has heard of (in no particular order): I'm not cool enough to know movies people haven't seen yet.

Tim's Favorite Actors: Leonardo Dicaprio, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Brad Pitt, Willem Dafoe, Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell, Ryan Gosling, Jack Nicholson, Robert Shaw, Humphrey Bogart, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Gary Oldman, Christopher Walken, Bryan Cranston, Paul Rudd, Jason Bateman

Tim's Favorite Actresses: Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman, Emily Blunt, Judi Dench, Marion Cotilliard, Kate Beckinsale, Helena Bonham Carter.

Tim's favorite director(s): Christopher Nolan, Quentin Tarantino, Joel & Ethan Coen, Rian Johnson, Martin Scorsese, Sam Mendes, Ridley Scott.

Tim's favorite movie soundtracks: South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut; Team America: World Police, Drive, Inception