Reel Reviews - Movie Reviews, blu-ray/DVD reviews

Glass (2019) - Movie Review

a phony mess of a comic book movie wannabe

The Upside (2019) - Movie Review

A delightfully charming and oftentimes hilarious little film

The 6th Friend

Takes itself WAY TOO serious

Escape Room - Movie Review

A white-knuckle thriller

Mid90s - Movie Review

In a word, it is simply brilliant.

White Boy Rick - Blu-ray Review

It is sad, heartfelt, funny, entertaining, and as dangerous as a box of dynamite.

Bad Times at the El Royale - Blu-ray Review

I wouldn’t hesitate to return for another stay at the El Royale

A Simple Favor - Blu-ray Review

There is an elegance to the mystery

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Murder Rock (1984) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 18 January 2019; Written by Loron Hays

Hat pins through the heart! She definitely IS a maniac. The massive worldwide success of Flashdance has repercussions, Ladies and Gents, even when it comes to the Italian giallo. A musical murder mystery tour with T&A? Sign me up, man. Just don’t ask ...

Glass (2019) - Movie Review

Details: Published: 18 January 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

With his latest film called Glass, filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan, has actually managed to pull the rug out from under us yet again with one of his biggest and most amazing twists to date. I’m not kidding here, folks. This one is a doozy. ...

Saturday the 14th (1981) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 17 January 2019; Written by Loron Hays

"If you weren't immortal, you'd kill yourself!" Welcome back to the house where only The Twilight Zone is on the television set. It is as creaky place where even the décor blows dust in your face. It doesn’t matter the hour; doesn’t matter the day, The Twilight Zone remains ...

Howling III (1987) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 16 January 2019; Written by Loron Hays

Werewolf nuns, Imogen Annesley’s marsupial “pouch” right up in your face, and Tasmanian tigers. That’s what is tucked inside this hairy mess of a werewolf film. With a clever and humorous nod to cheesy B-movies, the third film in The Howling franchise was for many ...

Check out the Swinging First Trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home

Details: Published: 16 January 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

After a delay of more than a month, Sony Pictures just announced the first teaser trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home which is the next live-action Spider-man sequel. The trailer will have its theatrical debut in front of M. Night Shyamalan's Glass which opens this ...

Skinner (1993) - Blu-ray

Details: Published: 15 January 2019; Written by Loron Hays

Sometimes it takes Time itself to catch up with a movie. This is the case with director Ivan Nagy’s Skinner. Hailing from the beginning of the 1990s and twisted as hell, this film is responsible for many a late night in my younger and wilder days. This is an odd tale of serial killing ...

Our Most Wanted on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD This Week - January 15, 2019

Details: Published: 15 January 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

As we continue our warp speed trek into the new year, the blu-ray and 4K action begins to heat back up this week of January 15th with a good slate of offerings sure to tickle the fancy of hi-def movie buffs ...

Mid90s - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 26 October 2018; Written by Frank Wilkins

There’s no grand message in Mid90s, the heartfelt new film written and directed by actor Jonah Hill who takes his first turn at bat behind the camera. And there’s really not much of a story either. This sincere little coming of age film is perfectly content to simply sit back and ...

Blood Bound (2019) - Movie Review

Details: Published: 14 January 2019; Written by Loron Hays

The young woman climbs over the railing of the bridge as the wind stirs around her. It is a beautiful day; full of sunshine and green fields that stretch on toward the horizon. Endless and carefree. For her, though, with no other choice, all she can feel is THE END. She ...

8mm (1999) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 13 January 2019; Written by Loron Hays

Toning down the pornography and turning up the violence, Joel Schumacher’s 8mm remains a disturbing look at the uglier side of the pornography business. The film stars Nicolas Cage as private detective Tom Welles and Joaquin Phoenix as an adult video clerk ...