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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.

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Chris Rebholz, FlickDirect film critic

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 Conjuring Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
The Conjuring
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

White Collar Physical Media: DVD Review
White Collar: Season Four
I've reviewed my fair share of movies and TV shows. A number of them have come from the USA Network. Of all of them, I would say that White Collar is easily my favorite. The rich we...
Full Review  | Grade: B

Pacific Rim Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
Pacific Rim
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 Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
Glee: The Complete Fourth Season
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 Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
Bones: The Complete Eighth Season
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 Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
The Croods
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 Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
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 Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
Fright Night 2: New Blood
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

New Girl Physical Media: DVD Review
New Girl: The Complete Second Season
I wondered how they were going to top the first season of "New Girl" but they managed to make this second season even better.  "New Girl" is easily one of the best comedies on...
Full Review  | Grade: B

The Hangover Part III Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
The Hangover Part III
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

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