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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.
Oblivion Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
Oblivion
"Oblivion" is sci-fi entertainment that recalls genre pictures from the 1980s and ‘70s, where character and spectacle were more evenly matched. It's a strikingly designed and photo...
Full Review  | Grade: A

Stoker Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
Stoker
A "stoker," for those of you who don't know, is someone who adds fuel to a fire. Gets it roaring, heated up, feeding the flames. This is the underlying metaphor of Stoker, a twisted comi...
Full Review  | Grade: B

Wilfred Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
Wilfred: Season Two
Much like its central protagonist, Ryan Newman (Elijah Wood), Wilfred's weightiest problems continue to be inconsistency and uncertainty. Adapted from the Australian series of the same name, conce...
Full Review  | Grade: C



The Incredible Burt Wonderstone Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" is a great title for a promising premise involving dueling Las Vegas magicians fighting for stage glory. Unfortunately, the feature moves beyond the basics to bee...
Full Review  | Grade: B

Beautiful Creatures Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
Beautiful Creatures
So it begins (and hopefully ends) the post Twilight era of hurried box office seizures, as studios and once-respectable filmmakers willingly sell their souls to score the next, big teen-driven supe...
Full Review  | Grade: C

One Hour Photo Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
One Hour Photo
Think hard—when was the last time you dropped off a roll of 35mm film at a photo lab for processing?
Full Review  | Grade: B


Broken City Physical Media: Blu-ray Review
Broken City
Midway through Broken City, one character incredulously remarks, "Private eyes still exist?" The gumshoe-for-hire profession does seem old-fashioned and mostly unnecessary now. You could des...
Full Review  | Grade: C

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