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.

We Bought A Zoo

Apr 11, 2012

We Bought a Zoo is located at the intersection of Feel Good Road and Predictable Lane.

Full Review | Grade: C

War Horse

Apr 07, 2012

War Horse is a Blu-ray worth picking up!

Full Review | Grade: B

Casablanca Physical Media: Blu-ray Review

Casablanca (70th Anniversary Limited Collector's Edition)

Mar 27, 2012

Casablanca is great. It's the quintessential Hollywood film; a classic example of the studio machine: fantastic acting, an artful directorial style, a sentimental score, and a story that will warm...

Full Review | Grade: A

The Killing Physical Media: Blu-ray Review

The Killing: Season One

Mar 23, 2012

AMC has produced some big hits these past few years i.e. Breaking Bad, Mad Men and most recently The Walking Dead. That doesn't mean that everything they touch will take off like a rocket. Case in...

Full Review | Grade: C

Wizards

Mar 22, 2012

Ralph Bakshi was never one for "making sense" in his animated features. He preferred stuff you could get expand your mind to: epic fantasy landscapes populated by bizarre creatures with moti...

Full Review | Grade: C

The Bodyguard

Mar 21, 2012

You could write a whole essay on Whitney Houston's career alone without ever having to mention her numerous acting roles. However, it is 1992's "The Bodyguard" that set her second ca...

Full Review | Grade: B

Immortals Physical Media: Blu-ray Review

Immortals 3D

Mar 20, 2012

Immortals plays like the illegitimate offspring of 300 and Clash of the Titans.

Full Review | Grade: B

Goon

Mar 13, 2012

As much as "Moneyball" wasn't about baseball, "Goon" isn't really about the game of hockey.

Full Review | Grade: B

Wanderlust

Feb 26, 2012

Trust falls? Rap sessions? Giggle weed? Whatever tools of the trade Paul Rudd and director David Wain share to dream up the kind of inspired nutso stuff Rudd has done in smart-funny-raunchy winners li...

Full Review | Grade: A

Rampart

Feb 13, 2012

Every so often, there is a movie that is lifted up from an otherwise mediocre state by a piece of acting that's so on-the-spot it makes the rest of the film's faults insignificant, and lifts the i...

Full Review | Grade: C