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

1917 - Movie Review

Big, bold, dangerous, and full of numerous iconic scenes

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood - Movie Review

Just so darn sweet and engaging

The Irishman (2019) - Movie Review

A true masterpiece

Midway - Movie Review

An embarrassing disservice

The Peanut Butter Falcon - Blu-ray Review

Just so perfect

Good Boys - Blu-ray Review

Perfect blend of shocking and poignant

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw - Blu-ray Review

Crashes and Burns

Crawl (2019) - Blu-ray Review

Pure flesh-eating B-movie delight.

New on Blu-ray

What We Left Behind: Looking Back on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2019)

Details: Published: 27 August 2019; Written by Loron Hays

Dark. Intense. Edgy. Consistently bold. Endlessly imaginative. And, of late, experiencing a bit of a renaissance in popularity, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is now – on the eve of its 25th Anniversary – being celebrated with its own documentary. What We Leave Behind: Looking Back On Star Trek: Deep ...

Gwen - Movie Review

Details: Published: 28 August 2019; Written by Loron Hays

Arthouse films have a lot to offer fans of the horror genre. Gwen, operating as a feminist folk tale, is yet another example of that statement. ...

The Secret Life of Pets 2 - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 07 June 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

One of the toughest challenges faced by screenwriters when developing a sequel – especially to a wildly popular animated film – is how to best capture the same spirit and vibe of the original while also taking the story and characters we love to new ...

Our Most Wanted on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD This Week - August 27, 2019

Details: Published: 26 August 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

And another friendly hi-def hello to our fellow blu-ray geeks. Welcome to the weekly look at our most wanted titles coming to blu-ray and/or 4K Ultra HD for the week of August 27, 2019.

It's About to Get Twisted in First Trailer for CLOWNADO

Details: Published: 26 August 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

The Joke's on you when Clownado blows in this September! This is no circus for those afflicted with Coulrophobia. Wild Eye Releasing has just put out the trailer for its new film called Clownado, that ...

Brightburn (2019) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 03 June 2019; Written by Christopher Symonds

Creative writing courses talk about where that spark of an idea can come from, and how to nurture that possibility into something bigger. One of the catalysts most often encouraged is to pose a question. Writers Brian and Mark Gunn have most definitely asked a question in their creation of Brightburn ...

The Biggest Little Farm - DVD Review

Details: Published: 17 May 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

The only thing more difficult than making a feature documentary film may be running a farm. But farmer/filmmaker John Chester does both in his new film, The Biggest Little Farm, a sweet little documentary that chronicles the near-decade-long struggle of he and wife Molly’s plan to leave the city life behind and ...

The Hustle (2019) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 10 May 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

The new comedy starring Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson called The Hustle is an almost identical remake of the 1988 classic comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels which starred Michael Caine and Steve Martin - itself a remake of Marlon Brando’s Bedtime Story. I say “almost” because ...

Heavy Petting: Cat Temper’s Something Whiskered This Way Comes - Music Review

Details: Published: 23 August 2019; Written by Loron Hays

Cat Temper - Album Cover

The cat puns! The synth-minded tails! The awesome (C)attitude! Synthriders are going to lose their minds to what Cat Temper, hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, has served up with his latest release! ...