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.

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Jun 23, 2012

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter": Those four words, strung together in that order, sound like a lot of fun, don't they? It's a totally ridiculous premise, this notion...

Full Review | Grade: C

Brave

Jun 22, 2012

The latest feature from cinema Juggernaut Pixar is Brave and while visually it is everything we've come to expect from that think-tank of geniuses it might disappoint many loyal fans....

Full Review | Grade: B

Project X

Jun 21, 2012

Morally vapid. Those are the words that come to mind when analyzing this movie. Producer Todd Phillips and director Nima Nourizadeh's Project X is a wasteland; a vast empty desert prowled by self-...

Full Review | Grade: C

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Jun 13, 2012

So to sum up, “A Game of Shadows” is a cozy match to “Sherlock Holmes,” and while it sometimes feels.

Full Review | Grade: B

John Carter Physical Media: Blu-ray Review

John Carter 3D

Jun 08, 2012

With occasional exceptions, like Michael Keaton's Batman, we want and expect our superheroes to be classically handsome. But the interplanetary sci-fi bash John Carter proves it's possible for...

Full Review | Grade: C

Act of Valor

Jun 08, 2012

It isn't enough to call the men of SEAL Team 7 heroes; that's easy to see. They are much more complicated than cardboard cutout supermen. Act of Valor is a good ol' fashioned war movie, in...

Full Review | Grade: A

Lethal Weapon Physical Media: Blu-ray Review

Lethal Weapon Collection

Jun 07, 2012

Back in the 1980's, the buddy cop comedy was a foreign concept. Up to that point, most of the movies have revolved around a teenager who got to witness his parents adolescent, a child who discover...

Full Review | Grade: A

Hell on Wheels Physical Media: Blu-ray Review

Hell On Wheels - The Complete First Season

Jun 06, 2012

The clickety clack of train travel may tend to put some travelers in a hypnotic state, a state probably better suited for meditation than wondering about how this giant rail project was ever built in...

Full Review | Grade: A

The Princess Diaries Physical Media: Blu-ray Review

The Princess Diaries: 10th Anniversary Collection

Jun 04, 2012

It's every little girl's fantasy, and even the big dream of grown-up girls who might not be the most popular, the wealthiest, or the prettiest in school, at work, or around town, to one day be...

Full Review | Grade: B