Reviews - TheHDRoom

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Blu-ray Review

April 3, 2012

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a movie that's as confused and scatterbrained as its protagonist. The movie has a good heart, and it wants to have a profound effect on our own hearts. The story of one boy's attempt… Read More

4.1

out of 5

MLB 12: The Show Vita Review: Near Mirror Image

Game Reviews Reviews

March 27, 2012

For the past several years, San Diego Studios' MLB: The Show has been a fixture on the PS2, PS3 and PSP systems. The PS3 version was the top-of-the-line model, and the PS2 and PSP version - while virtually identical -… Read More

4.5

out of 5

Mad Men Season 5 Premiere Episode 501-502 ‘A Little Kiss’ Review

March 27, 2012

It’s been a very long 18 months since the Season Four finale, but finally, Mad Men has returned. Cue the heavy drinking and debaucherous living. Each season of Mad Men tends to make some sort of jump ahead in time from the season before it,… Read More

The Muppets Blu-ray Review

Blu-ray Reviews Reviews

March 26, 2012

The Muppets are back. Four words that tell the story. They're words that tell the story of the movie, and they tell the story of what has to be one of the great comebacks in recent cinematic history. We can… Read More

4.7

out of 5

The Bodyguard Blu-ray Review

Blu-ray Reviews Reviews

March 26, 2012

The Bodyguard's release on Blu-ray this week seems a strangely-fitting way to close the book on the weeks-long epilogue on the life of its star, Whitney Houston. Like the accounts of the actress-singer's death, reaction to the film has been… Read More

2.1

out of 5

MLB 12: The Show Review: The Beat Goes On

Game Reviews Reviews

March 25, 2012

It's officially spring, and that means warmer weather is on the way (or already here, depending on where you live), the smell of fresh cut grass will soon plague my allergies, and America's pastime - baseball - is back; real… Read More

4.8

out of 5

The Hunger Games Review: Jennifer Lawrence is on Fire

Movie Reviews Reviews

March 23, 2012

Today is the day, ladies and gentleman of the 12 Districts. Today is the day the latest young adult fiction series, The Hunger Games, makes its way to the big screen. Unlike its most recent counterpart (The Twilight Series), though,… Read More

4.5

out of 5

Kid Icarus: Uprising Review: A Long Absence Ends

Game Reviews Reviews

March 23, 2012

Back in 1987, console video games took a major leap in innovation, one that changed the industry forever. Nintendo released three legendary games, each with the ability to "save" your progress and allow you to come back to the game… Read More

4.2

out of 5

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Blu-ray Review

Blu-ray Reviews Reviews

March 22, 2012

If you have any affection whatsoever for subtlety, intrigue, and a good, complicated plot, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is a movie that delivers in a big, bad way. If you want a spy movie you can watch without the constant… Read More

4.8

out of 5

A Dangerous Method Blu-ray Review

Blu-ray Reviews Reviews

March 19, 2012

A Dangerous Method is an engaging, fascinating, and - despite its affluent, turn of the century setting - oddly sexy film. The movie, an adaptation of Christopher Hampton's play The Talking Cure, tells the story of psychiatric pioneer Carl Jung's… Read More

4.2

out of 5