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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.

Monsters University

Oct 29, 2013

It wasn't so long ago that Pixar rejected the idea of churning out sequels to its greatest hits. Toy Story was the exception rather than the rule, having been succeeded by two critically...

Full Review | Grade: B

The Conjuring

Oct 25, 2013

Nine years ago, few film fans knew the name James Wan. Then along came a little genre gem about a devious serial killer with a penchant for traps. Wan's shockingly low budget Saw (2004) n...

Full Review | Grade: B

Pacific Rim

Oct 17, 2013

There is a time and a place for a frank but thoughtful critique of a veteran filmmaker's love letter to genre cinema. There's also a time and a place to geek out, cast off adulthood, fully emb...

Full Review | Grade: B

Glee: The Complete Fourth Season

Oct 16, 2013

The world of Glee has itself begun to confront the built in shelf life of its format by moving several major characters of previous seasons—notably Lea Michele's Rachel—off on...

Full Review | Grade: B

Bones: The Complete Eighth Season

Oct 16, 2013

Have you visited your local police station lately? Now, you don't need to confess to any nefarious activities to answer in the affirmative: this is a completely innocent question designed to merel...

Full Review | Grade: B

The Croods

Oct 15, 2013

It's human nature to fear the unknown, and that's not something that has changed with time. Even in today's ultra fast-paced, always-on, ever-connected, and constantly-evolving world, t...

Full Review | Grade: A

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Oct 14, 2013

While Irwin Allen's name will probably forever be associated with the disaster genre which he helped to formulate with such epochal films as The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering...

Full Review | Grade: B

Fright Night 2: New Blood

Oct 08, 2013

Tom Holland's 1985 Fright Night may not be the unrecognized "immortal classic" its fiercest followers claim it is, but one thing it resolutely is not is pretentious.

Full Review | Grade: C

The Hangover Part III

Oct 07, 2013

Before it birthed a trilogy, Todd Phillips' The Hangover was an overnight smash and surprise box office behemoth, earning over $460 million worldwide. It split audiences -- some declared...

Full Review | Grade: C

The East

Oct 04, 2013

The apple that's bruised on one side, the slightly stale bag of chips, and the carton of milk three days past its "expiration" date. All usually end up in the garbage. A recent NPR artic...

Full Review | Grade: A