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

Widows - Movie Review

Mass audience appeal and brains

Elves - Movie Review

Once added to the naughty list, only death itself will take it off

The Girl in the Spider's Web - Movie Review

It is all quite the bore.

Bohemian Rhapsody - Movie Review

A thoroughly entertaining biopic.

Mandy - Blu-ray Review

An unforgettable experience

Skyscraper - Blu-ray Review

Skyscraper is indeed dizzying.

The Purge: 4-Movie Collection - Blu-ray Review

Keep telling yourself that it is only a movie

Solo: A Star Wars Story - Blu-ray Review

Have no fear, this far, far away galaxy is still in great shape.

New on Blu-ray

The Warm Up - Echosynthetic Fest 2018: Part One

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

Echosynthetic Fest It was a cold and wet night in Atlanta, Georgia. My flight had arrived in the early afternoon and nothing much had changed weather-wise; even my bones shivered from inside my leather jacket.

You wouldn’t know anything about that wintery weather from inside The Earl

Happy Birthday to Me: Indicator Series (1981) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 12 November 2018; Written by Loron Hays

Kebob skewers. They aren’t meant to be shoved straight into the throat. But that’s what happens when one poor girl is pushed to the limits and finds herself without the usual murder weapon. Happy Eating! ...

Stephen King's Sleepwalkers (1992) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 12 November 2018; Written by Loron Hays

I hate cats. I have an old joke that I use in the classroom. First day stuff, so students know where I stand on the issue of those nasty fur balls. It goes like this: “Rough start to the day. I ran over a cat on the way to work. (Pause.) Yeah, I had to cross two lanes of traffic ...

The Meg (2018) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 09 August 2018; Written by Loron Hays

The end of the summer season is upon us, Moviegoers. What better way to celebrate the last hurrah of silliness then with a mega-sized shark causing all sorts of chaos at the cinema? True, The Meg – about a 75-foot-long prehistoric shark known as the Megalodon ...

Our Most Wanted on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD This Week - November 13, 2018

Details: Published: 12 November 2018; Written by Frank Wilkins

The Meg

So let's get this week's Most Wanted on Blu-ray and 4K UHD started off with some titles making their home video debut. The first out of the water is the John Turteltaub-directed and Jason Statham starred shark thriller The Meg which features a 4K UltraHD + ...

The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) - Movie Review

Details: Published: 09 November 2018; Written by Frank Wilkins

The opening scene of The Girl in the Spider’s Web, the new film by director Fede Alvarez, hints at something really special. The darkened scene features actress Claire Foy’s character in full-on black leathers, with lighted cigarette dangling from her rigid lips, and shorn locks ...

Scarecrows (2018) - Movie Review

Details: Published: 08 November 2018; Written by Loron Hays

Cornfields and the bloody effigies raised in them that strike large, looming shadows and cause the skies to fill with big, black crows are no joke. Many a haunted tale has been heard concerning those creepy places. And on camera? Well, the same can be said of the ...

First Trailer and Poster For THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS 2

Details: Published: 07 November 2018; Written by Frank Wilkins

Just when you think you’ve got them figured out... they go and do this. Illumination, the outfit behind the Despicable Me and Minions franchises have just released the first trailer and poster for its upcoming The Secret Life of Pets 2 that will hit theaters next summer. And you ...

Tank Girl: Collector's Edition (1995) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 07 November 2018; Written by Loron Hays

Riot-grrls unite! Few things are more punk rock than this movie. The minute Lori Petty (A League of Their Own) as Rebecca Buck AKA Tank Girl, a member of the resistance group deadset on outmaneuvering the greed of the Water & Power (W&P) corporation, gets ...