Theatrical, Streaming, Physical Media Reviews

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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.

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

House of Wax

Oct 04, 2013

This is the classic version of House of Wax, from 1953, starring Vincent Price, with its storied 3D visual production that helped set the 1950s 3D craze ali...

Full Review | Grade: B

The Big Parade

Oct 04, 2013

This silent film from 1925 is pretty much the blueprint for most of the films in the genre that followed it.

Full Review | Grade: A

The Little Mermaid

Oct 02, 2013

No one factor was singularly responsible for The Little Mermaid's success. It wasn't a surefire hit from the outset. Walt Disney Animation wasn't riding high, gaining momentum or...

Full Review | Grade: A

Leverage: The Fifth Season

Sep 27, 2013

Yes, Grifters, it's still sad that "Leverage" is no more, but at least we got a final season DVD set, which was released Tuesday, Sept. 17, and like the previous seasons' DVDs, it...

Full Review | Grade: B

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Physical Media: DVD Review

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Complete Season 8

Sep 25, 2013

There are different reasons to watch television. Some people want to live vicariously through the characters, finding adventure and excitement. Some people want to weep with the characters as unending...

Full Review | Grade: A

The Fly

Sep 24, 2013

Horror films have often been the poor stepchildren of the film industry, relegated to B-movies or less than stellar production quality, including often less than A-list talent both in front of and beh...

Full Review | Grade: A

Sons of Anarchy Physical Media: Blu-ray Review

Sons of Anarchy: Season Five

Sep 09, 2013

It used to be that ads on television about so-called private matters seemed to be the exclusive domain of women (think of products like Depends or Summer's Eve), but we're in an apparently...

Full Review | Grade: A

Revenge: The Complete Second Season

Sep 09, 2013

There was a period several years ago where it seemed that Bones was the only television show I watched on a regular basis. However, in recent years, the TV dance-card has been filled with mor...

Full Review | Grade: B

Riddick

Sep 06, 2013

"Somewhere along the way I lost a step… gotta find that animal side again."Those words, croaked early in the film by Vin Diesel's titular antihero and bat...

Full Review | Grade: B