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

Rampage - Movie Review

Really big. And really dumb. And, yes, really fun

Beirut - Movie Review

wrings captivating mystery, adventure, and danger from a genre in bad need of resuscitation

A Quiet Place - Movie Review

Makes a whole lot of noise in the horror genre.

Ready Player One - Movie Review

Spielberg makes this chaos work.

Proud Mary - Blu-ray Review

Bang. Bang. Shoot. Shoot. With results this forgettable, who really cares?

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle - Blu-ray Review

Everything works

Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Blu-ray Review

A confident, thrilling and unpredictable new entry into the Star Wars saga.

Downsizing (2017) - Blu-ray Review

Alexander Payne suffers a considerably significant stumble

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Dinosaurs Are on the Black Market in Final Trailer for JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM

Details: Published: 18 April 2018; Written by Frank Wilkins

With all of the wonder, adventure and thrills synonymous with one of the most popular and successful franchises in cinema history, this all-new motion-picture event sees the return of favorite characters and dinosaurs—along with new breeds more awe-inspiring and terrifying than ever before. Welcome to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom...

Meeting Charlie in the New Trailer for HEREDITARY Will Haunt Your Dreams

Details: Published: 18 April 2018; Written by Frank Wilkins

Netflix follows its short teaser that debuted earlier this month with the full trailer for the reboot of Benji, the popular Joe Camp written and directed film of the '70s that launched Benji-mania into American consciousness and carved a place for scruffy little puppies into the hearts of ...

Terror: Limited Edition (1978) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 17 April 2018; Written by Loron Hays

Before you press play on Terror, you need to throw logic out the window. Don't think. Just do it. ...

Check in to the HOTEL ARTEMIS With the First Trailer

Details: Published: 16 April 2018; Written by Frank Wilkins

Drew Pearce, the writer of such stalwart action pieces as Iron Man 3 and Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation gets his big break with a turn behind the camera with Hotel Artemis a film that features not only a star-studded cast that includes Jodie Foster, Jeff Goldblum and The Mummy's Sofie ...

Liquid Sky (1982) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 13 December 2017; Written by Loron Hays

Otherwise known as the world as metaphor. When you talk about originality in cinema, you best not forget to mention filmmaker Slava Tsukerman. Tsukerman, a soviet born artist who moved to New York City in 1973, created something unique with the release of 1982’s cult classic ...

Proud Mary (2017) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 15 April 2018; Written by Loron Hays

It begins with The Temptations. You know the groove. The high-hat and then the bass guitar; both working to dig deeper. Papa Was a Rolling Stone, after all. And while the groove sets in, we see – with retro credits flashing upon the screen – actress Taraji P. Henson as she suits ...

Deep Red: Limited Edition (1975) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 14 April 2018; Written by Loron Hays

Provocative and psychological, this movie, featuring a brand new restoration from a 4K scan of the original negative by Arrow Video, is an incredible statement on the beauty of film as an art form. It is directed by a visual master of the macabre and, unrestrained with astounding ...

Full Moon High (1982) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 13 April 2018; Written by Loron Hays

This is the story of one teenager who has an itch that, because of what he has become, he won’t ever stop itching. Full Moon High, now on blu-ray thanks to Scream Factory, might never live up to its potential but it certainly knows how to have a howling good time while it runs ...

Beirut (2018) - Movie Review

Details: Published: 13 April 2018; Written by Frank Wilkins

Just how dangerous was the city of Beirut back in 1982? Dangerous enough that hotel guests were often asked in jest, “Artillery side or car-bomb side?” when checking in for a stay in the civil-war-ravaged city. By the early ‘80s, the city had become a shell of its once-thriving self due ...

Rampage (2018) - Movie Review

Details: Published: 13 April 2018; Written by Loron Hays

Rampage is really big. And really dumb. And, yes, really fun. The film works because NEVER EVER does it take itself seriously. How could it?! After all, this is a film whose only requirement is that it have a giant lizard (er, alligator), a giant wolf, and a giant ape pulverizing buildings into ...