Theatrical, Streaming, Physical Media Reviews

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When Chris was but a wee lad growing up in the slums of suburban New Jersey, he happened to rent a little movie called Tron. Then his head exploded. It was at the moment that he realized that he loved movies, and since then Chris has made it a habit of renting movies, going to the movies, discussing his favorite movies, and anything else in between when it comes to that genre.

Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines

Nov 15, 2012

Let's just say this up front: Wrong Turn 5 is certainly the worst entry in what's arguably the worst horror franchise of the past decade. If you value your time and money, you shouldn't ev...

Full Review | Grade: D

Pete's Dragon Physical Media: Blu-ray Review

Pete's Dragon: 35th Anniversary Edition

Oct 29, 2012

As a child, there were four films in constant rotation in my life: Return of the Jedi, The Secret of NIMH, The NeverEnding Story and Pete's Dragon. There were other movies scattered about as well....

Full Review | Grade: B

Silent Hill: Revelation 3D

Oct 28, 2012

“Silent Hill: Revelation” lumbers from scene to scene, attempting to jazz up the viewing experience

Full Review | Grade: C

The Great Mouse Detective

Oct 24, 2012

Sherlock Holmes is in the midst of yet another pop culture resurgence. Guy Ritchie and Robert Downey Jr. have brought the...

Full Review | Grade: B

Chernobyl Diaries

Oct 18, 2012

Chernobyl Diaries is another shaky camera film making use of the "irradiated creatures" genre without adding anything new to it

Full Review | Grade: C

Iron Sky

Oct 15, 2012

Iron Sky is worth at least one watch, preferably when you have nothing better to do...

Full Review | Grade: C

The Raven

Oct 15, 2012

“The Raven” doesn’t provide much excitement or mystery, electing a more customary route of serial kiler.

Full Review | Grade: C

The Rescuers Physical Media: Blu-ray Review

The Rescuers: 35th Anniversary Edition

Oct 12, 2012

Based on a series of books by Margery Sharp, Disney's 1977 animated feature The Rescuers continued that success with a film that perhaps seized on a topic that was just right for them – a quaint...

Full Review | Grade: B

Prometheus

Oct 10, 2012

Prometheus is engineered to keep the viewer questioning. To keep the Alien mythology fluid enough to fuel future sequels.

Full Review | Grade: C

Hoffa Filmmaker Signature Series

Oct 08, 2012

Jimmy Hoffa; anyone who knows a little about unions, truckers or the formation of the Teamsters is familiar with his name. In 1992 Danny DeVito attempted to weave a story of the often misunderstood ma...

Full Review | Grade: A