Theatrical, Streaming, Physical Media Reviews

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The Heat

Chris Rebholz | Oct 30, 2013

Sandra Bullock both brought the house down and up to its feet into a standing ovation when she started off her acceptance speech for having won the Best Actress Academy Award for The Blin...

Full Review | Grade: B

Shrek the Musical

Chris Rebholz | Oct 30, 2013

There has been a lot of talk over the past several years about the so-called "Disneyfication" of Times Square and Broadway. Broadway, once the purview of creative types who would bring compl...

Full Review | Grade: C

Cars 3D

John Delia | Oct 30, 2013

The 3D availability on Blu-ray just got better with the release of Disney/PIXAR's Cars and even better in a combo pack. The fun film with an extraordinary plot that offers moral values like...

Full Review | Grade: B

Monsters University

Chris Rebholz | Oct 29, 2013

It wasn't so long ago that Pixar rejected the idea of churning out sequels to its greatest hits. Toy Story was the exception rather than the rule, having been succeeded by two critically...

Full Review | Grade: B

The Conjuring

Chris Rebholz | Oct 25, 2013

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

The Counselor

John Delia | Oct 24, 2013

The Counselor Is Not one of Ridley’s best efforts.

Full Review | Grade: C

White Collar: Season Four

Chris Rebholz | Oct 22, 2013

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

Escape Plan

John Delia | Oct 17, 2013

Sly and Arnold work up a sweat and then it's over.

Full Review | Grade: C

Pacific Rim

Chris Rebholz | Oct 17, 2013

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: The Complete Fourth Season

Chris Rebholz | Oct 16, 2013

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