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

The Basement - Movie Review

DON'T GO DOWN THE BASEMENT!

White Boy Rick - Movie Review

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

The Nun - Movie Review

For all of its faults, The Nun still gets my blessing."

Kin - Movie Review

A frustrating conglomeration of many genres

Ocean's 8 (2018) - Blu-ray Review

The con is back on!

Upgrade (2018) - Blu-ray Review

Plug in and get an upgrade. You won’t be sorry.

Deadpool 2 - Blu-ray Review

Now on sparkling blu-ray

Life of the Party - Blu-ray Review

Now on sparkling Blu-ray

New on Blu-ray

The Devil's Doorway (2018) - Movie Review

Details: Published: 24 July 2018; Written by Loron Hays

Jumpin’ Jesus on a pogo stick! The Devil’s Doorway, released by IFC Midnight, is all sorts of intense. If Satan made 16mm home movies in 1960, then this 76-minute flick is probably what it would look like. The Devil’s Doorway is disturbing as it tells the story of two priests ...

Mirror Ball Melodies: ByteMapper's Devil on the Dancefloor - Music Review

Details: Published: 23 July 2018; Written by Loron Hays

ByteMapper's Devil on the Dancefloor

"Dan Dare, a high school freshman in love with a junior, knows that he has to do it. He must make his presence known to the girl of his dreams ...

Enter the Devil (1972) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 23 July 2018; Written by Loron Hays

Always a smoke. Never a light. Except this time is different: Enter the Devil is a diamond in the rough of cheap and greasy drive-in flicks. It is to be experienced and marveled at as a stunning example of effective and shocking regional thrillers. And it still works ...

Miss Stevens - DVD Review

Details: Published: 23 July 2018; Written by Michelle Duy

So many movies have been made about inspiring teachers, you wonder what’s left to say about them. But the indie drama Miss Stevens tells a fresh new story about a very human, flawed English teacher named Rachel (Lily Rabe from American Horror Story) who connects ...

First Trailer for SHAZAM! Shows DC's Zany Side

Details: Published: 22 July 2018; Written by Frank Wilkins

Warner have been busy little beavers at this year's San Diego Comic Con where the studio rolled out ton's of material and announcements regarding their lineup of upcoming films. Trailers for Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Aquaman were first rolled to to the rabid fanbase followed ...

Mothra, Rodan, and King Ghidora Appear in New Trailer for GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS

Details: Published: 21 July 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 ...

Doom Asylum (1987) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 19 July 2018; Written by Loron Hays

“What have you done to Judy?!” It begins with a godawful cover of “House of the Rising Sun” and it ends with the world’s longest (and highly preventable) head-on collision as Judy LaRue (Penthouse's own Patty Mullen) and her fiancee are ...

Casual Sex? (1988) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 18 July 2018; Written by Loron Hays

Big hair. Shoulder pads. Casual sex. And Andrew Dice Clay. Anyone else miss the 1980s? I mean, who’d have thought the words “safe” and “sex” would ever appear in the same sentence? ...

Get Connected: The Everending Summer of Die Scum Inc. - Music Review

Details: Published: 18 July 2018; Written by Loron Hays

Die Scum Inc. - Everending Summer

Do you always drive by night?" She said, looking at him with a worrying gaze. "Yes." He took a drag from his half burned cigarette while gazing the city lights below. "Isn't that dangerous? Especially in your line of work?" She turned her eyes to the city ...

A Quiet Place - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 06 April 2018; Written by Frank Wilkins

The horror genre is going to some interesting new places of late. With the recent critical and box office success of last year’s Get Out, the acceptance of last month’s intoxicating mind trip Annihilation, and now with A Quiet Place’s rousing world premier at Austin’s SXSW ...