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.
FlickDirect Movie Reviews
Theatrical, Streaming, Physical Media Reviews by Chris Rebholz
Browse reviews written by Chris Rebholz, including critical takes on films, home entertainment releases, and television series.
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 Wolverine
Say goodbye to the cigar chomping, quipster Wolverine in The Wolverine. This is a much more tamped down enterprise, for better or worse.
Despicable Me 2
It’s not much of an improvement, but “Despicable Me 2” capably delivers the goods with minimal strain.
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.
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....
We're the Millers
Ah, improv. A seasoned filmmaker's greatest ally; an indecisive director's most fearsome foe. With We're the Millers, Rawson Marshall Thurber (best known for Dodgeball: A True...
All the President's Men
The year 2013 has been called the fortieth anniversary of the Watergate Scandal, but it's hard to tie "Watergate" to a specific point in time. The affair spanned three calendar years beg...
2 Guns
2 Guns fires wide and runs out of ammo long before its double and triple crosses are exhausted.
Turbo
It would be easy to simply stamp Turbo as DreamWorks' Cars rip-off. Certainly the similarities are striking, from high speed animated racing and a spot on the map on the verge of...