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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.

Wilfred: Season Two

Jun 26, 2013

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 Emperor's New Groove Physical Media: Blu-ray Review

The Emperor's New Groove / Kronk's New Groove: Two-Movie C...

Jun 24, 2013

You have to wonder if the Disney folk were as surprised as anyone at the phenomenal success of 1992's animated feature, "Aladdin," among adults as well as children, thanks largely to the...

Full Review | Grade: C

Lilo & Stitch Physical Media: Blu-ray Review

Lilo & Stitch / Lilo & Stitch: Stitch Has A Glitch Two-Mov...

Jun 24, 2013

"Lilo & Stitch" was Disney's major animated release for 2002, and it was interesting enough to make a splash at Cannes. There was something intriguing about a little Hawaiian girl an...

Full Review | Grade: B

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

Jun 24, 2013

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

Burn Notice: Season Six

Jun 21, 2013

Every season offers producers and writers chances to go new places with their characters. For season 6 of Burn Notice, that lead to some darker material than we've seen on the show before. Wheth...

Full Review | Grade: B

Beautiful Creatures

May 21, 2013

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

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

May 20, 2013

"Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters" aspires to be cheeky entertainment, sold with a wink and a fist to the face with plenty of ghouls, trolls, and horrible humans to populate a carnival atmosphere...

Full Review | Grade: C

One Hour Photo

May 15, 2013

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

Shanghai Noon Physical Media: Blu-ray Review

Shanghai Noon & Shanghai Knights: 2-Movie Collection

May 09, 2013

Rush Hour has frequently been referred to as Jackie Chan's English-language breakthrough, and, at least from a box-office standpoint, there's truth to that claim. However, much of what makes a...

Full Review | Grade: C

Broken City

May 07, 2013

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