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

See Nazis and Zombies in First Trailer for WW2 Movie, OVERLORD

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

J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot production arm steps into the military/zombie genre (yes, that's a thing) when a new film called Overlord hits theaters later this year on October 26th. ...

Isle of Dogs (2018) - Blu-ray Review

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

Foundations need to be shaken. Whatever happened to man’s best friend? Isle of Dogs, written and directed by Wes Anderson, has the answer and it comes into focus via stop-motion. This is Anderson’s second stop-motion feature but it might ...

Watch the New Full Trailer for BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

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

We got our first look at 20th Century Fox's upcoming Bohemian Rhapsody last month when the teaser trailer debuted. And it looked spectacular with the most pleasant surprise coming from how well Rami Malek pulled off the look of the flamboyant Queen front-man Freddie Mercury ...

The Incantation (2018) - Movie Review

Details: Published: 16 July 2018; Written by Loron Hays

Sometimes fairy tales can be very real. Even the most terrifying ones. The Incantation, starring Dean Cain and Sam Valentine, dusts off the idea of the power of fairy tales with a horrific look at just how demented they actually are. Page by page, inspired by a child’s story ...

Black Eagle: MVD Rewind Collection (1988) - Blu-ray Review

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

This movie is proof that downed US F-111 bombers and curious little boys do not mix. Make no mistake about it, the MVD Rewind Collection absolutely saves this film from its VHS dustbin obscurity. The cover art – featuring a “Be Kind Rewind” sticker on the front – is all sorts ...

Breakin'/Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984) - Blu-ray Review

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

You can’t touch this! Funny, charming, and definitely loaded with better moves than you’ve ever seen before, Breakin’ and its immediate sequel, Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo, find their way onto a sparkling and crisp 2fer blu-ray release from Shout Factory. Because dance fighting ...

Sorry to Bother You - Movie Review

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

In spite of its title, Sorry to Bother You is indeed out to bother you. But sorry about it? Not hardly. The film marks the directorial debut of Oakland-based rapper-turned-filmmaker Boots Riley, and what a debut it is. It is a weird and bizarre film, yet also insanely brilliant. At times ...

Skyscraper (2018) - Movie Review

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

Amputees attack! If you are reading this then you are probably wondering if Dwayne Johnson’s new action flick is as yet another brainless actioneer. Skyscraper is EXACTLY that. Dumb. Stupid. Shameless. The movie, defying gravity and logic time and ...

Fire Birds (1990) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 11 July 2018; Written by Loron Hays

“Cop a chill. We are outta here!” Fire Birds, originally released in 1990, is the movie in which Tommy Lee Jones perfects being Tommy Lee Jones, the persona, and trains a motley crew of pilots in America’s war against drugs. Fire Birds is also the movie where Nicolas Cage as ...

See Halloween Come to Life in New Trailer for GOOSEBUMPS 2: HAUNTED HALLOWEEN

Details: Published: 11 July 2018; Written by Frank Wilkins

Sony just released the first trailer for Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, the sequel to 2015's cinematic adaptation of the popular Goosebumps series of R. L Stine best-selling young-adult horror novels. A Jack Black-less Slappy the Dummy is back but most of ...