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Movie / Film 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.
Thor: The Dark World Movie / Film Review
Thor: The Dark World
Now that we're firmly into Phase Two of Marvel's plan for total cinema domination, the titles are coming thick and fast.The next Captain America ( Full Review  | Grade: B

Riddick Movie / Film Review
Riddick
"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

Star Trek Into Darkness Movie / Film Review
Star Trek Into Darkness
I was completely swept away by the 2009 reinvention of "Star Trek". Director J.J. Abrams approached an impossible creative challenge with startling confidence, restoring awe to a brand name that ha...
Full Review  | Grade: A

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters Movie / Film Review
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
"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

Jack Reacher Movie / Film Review
Jack Reacher
"Jack Reacher" is a different film than you would expect. It's a different film than many will be expecting, with the possible exception of those already engrossed in the Jack Reacher books by auth...
Full Review  | Grade: B

Officer Down Movie / Film Review
Officer Down
It's hard to say what type of film "Officer Down" wants to be, but it doesn't appear particularly successful on any front. Part cop drama, part whodunit, with a dusting of action dynamic...
Full Review  | Grade: C

Parker Movie / Film Review
Parker
"Parker" is quite the conundrum. It's not bizarre enough in visuals to be unique, nor is it edited flashily enough to be contemporary. It's not overly violent, exploitive, gratuitous...
Full Review  | Grade: C

Promised Land Movie / Film Review
Promised Land
Promised Land, Gus Van Sant's gentle but knowing natural gas drama, is concerned with the tension between long-term environmental costs and short-term financial gain. Set in small-town Pennsylvani...
Full Review  | Grade: B

Hitchcock Movie / Film Review
Hitchcock
"Hitchcock" arrives in theaters just a month after the airing of HBO's "The Girl," an unflattering portrait of Alfred Hitchcock's troubled dealings with star Tippi Hedren d...
Full Review  | Grade: B