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Physical Media: 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD Reviews by Chris Rebholz

Browse reviews written by Chris Rebholz, including critical takes on films, home entertainment releases, and television series.


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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.



The Ultimate Life
To give you the reader a decent explanation of the film The Ultimate Life I would need to start by giving you a review of the first film The Ultimate Gift, but I haven't so this revi...
Full Review  | Grade: C

Futurama: Volume 8
Futurama: Volume 8 seems to wrap up some pressing plot elements while leaving the door rather widely open for any future reboot. Even if this series has "only" nine lives, it probably hasn't used up more than four or five.
Full Review  | Grade: A

Prisoners
Prisoners is a more eclectic, divisive film than I was anticipating.
Full Review  | Grade: A

Simpsons: Season 16
The Simpsons: The Sixteenth Season may in fact be "more of the same", but in this case, that's decidedly good news.
Full Review  | Grade: B

The Wolverine
Say goodbye to the cigar chomping, quipster Wolverine in The Wolverine. This is a much more tamped down enterprise, for better or worse.
Full Review  | Grade: A


Despicable Me 2
It’s not much of an improvement, but “Despicable Me 2” capably delivers the goods with minimal strain.
Full Review  | Grade: B

Paranoia
This movie about evil, evil smartphones is just plain dumb. A game cast and some good location work can't save this train wreck.
Full Review  | Grade: D

The World's End
Is there a genre Edgar Wright and cohorts in crime Simon Pegg and Nick Frost haven't tackled? Victorian period romance, I suppose. Otherwise, it's all fair game for the Cornetto Trilogy boys....
Full Review  | Grade: A

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