Theatrical, Streaming, Physical Media Reviews

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Hall Pass

Eric English | Jun 13, 2011

Finding that perfect stride during a comedy movie is never easy and many times what looks good in a trailer doesn't always flesh out well when seen for the first time on the big screen.

Full Review | Grade: C

Green Lantern: Emerald Knights

Chris Rebholz | Jun 10, 2011

One of the more popular comic book characters right now is Green Lantern, a soldier entrusted with a power ring that allows him to create light constructs with his mind and works to keep order thro...

Full Review | Grade: B

X-Men: First Class

Eric English | Jun 04, 2011

The X-Men films were among the first of the comic book film adaptations that introduced the average person to the world of the comic book. The first, which was directed by Bran Singer...

Full Review | Grade: B

Thor: Tales of Asgard

Chris Rebholz | Jun 03, 2011

While it has been highly entertaining to watch many of our favorite comic heroes come to life on the big screen these past few years, it is with animation that these characters will always have their...

Full Review | Grade: B

Rocky Digibook

Chris Rebholz | Jun 01, 2011

"His whole life a million-to-one shot". That was the original tagline for the 1976 film Rocky starring Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa, a Philadelphia native who took part in boxi...

Full Review | Grade: B

We Are The Night

Chris Rebholz | May 31, 2011

Nothing comes without a price and that's the moral behind the German horror film We Are the Night. Karoline Herfurth stars in this film about a trio of female vampires who are living out t...

Full Review | Grade: B

Kung Fu Panda 2

Nathan M Rose | May 26, 2011

The Dragon warrior is back in the theaters this Memorial Day weekend with the release of Kung Fu Panda 2. The story takes place a little while after the first Kung Fu Panda film (2008).&...

Full Review | Grade: D

The Hangover Part II

John Delia | May 26, 2011

‘Holdover Part II' is more like it because The Hangover Part II should be in movie theaters for a very long time. The hilarious comedy uses the same formula as in the original that...

Full Review | Grade: B

I Am Number Four

Nathan M Rose | May 25, 2011

Adult novels are a hot commodity in Hollywood these days, so it is no surprise that the latest hot title for children, I Am Number Four, by Pittacus Lore, is the latest novel to make its way t...

Full Review | Grade: C

Platoon

Chris Rebholz | May 25, 2011

No one movie can capture the horror of war but there are some that have come close and Platoon is one of them. Directed by Oliver Stone, a Vietnam vet himself, the movie portrays the harsh rea...

Full Review | Grade: B