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

Deadpool 2 - Movie Review

Absolutely spectacular sequel

Solo: A Star Wars Story - Movie Review

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

Life of the Party - Movie Review

Feels as though it has taken the entire semester off.

Dead List - Movie Review

neither frightening enough nor funny enough

Black Panther - Blu-ray Review

Now on sparkling blu-ray

12 Strong - Blu-ray Review

A solid entry in the genre.

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

New on Blu-ray

Sling Blade (1996) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 12 February 2018; Written by Christopher Symonds

It is a sad fact that talent doesn’t necessarily equate to a career of note or at all in Hollywood. There are literally hundreds of thousands of talented people out there that will never get their shot in the spotlight. Every so often, however, someone manages to bridge this gap from ...

Schoolgirls in Chains (1973) - Blu-ray Review

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

Even primal therapy was never this raw. Produced and directed by Don Jones, the opening montage of china dolls set to a really cheesy song that, simply put, is beyond tortuous for its audience is just about the most disquieting way to begin this lurid tale of madness and murder ...

Kindergarten Cop (1990) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 12 February 2018; Written by Christopher Symonds

Pretty harshly assessed by critics of the day, Kindergarten Cop, the follow up collaboration between the 'Austrian Oak' and director Ivan Reitman, was still a massive financial success back in 1990 when it took over 200 million on a (now) paltry budget of around 15 million. ...

The Amicus Collection: Asylum, And Now The Screaming Starts, The Beast Must Die!, The Vault of Amicus (2018) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 10 February 2018; Written by Loron Hays

Holy Hatchets! The moving severed limbs of one deceased wife attacking the people who plotted her basement murder are all you need to see in order to believe in the IMPACT of Amicus Productions. Chop. Chop. Chop. ...

Fifty Shades Freed - Movie Review

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

So, the mommy-porn trilogy that managed to bring leather flogs, sex swings, and fur-lined handcuffs into mainstream acceptance has finally reached its climactic end. Thank goodness! I never thought I would say this, but the thought of enduring even one more 30-foot-tall ...

The Diabolical Dr. Z (1966) - Blu-ray Review

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

Artsy kink. This is what awaits you inside one of director Jesús "Jess" Franco best and most masterfully shot films. With Spanish-born filmmaker Jess Franco’s eerie feature, The Diabolical Dr. Z, things begin to get sexy and strange. Truthfully, there’s no going back either as ...

Victor Crowley (2017) - Blu-ray Review

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

Four films in, I think it is safe to say that Honey Island Swamp is getting crowded. Writer/Director Adam Green’s Hatchet series just crash-landed (and I mean that both literally and figuratively). Hitting its stride in the second and third installment, Victor Crowley, an unneeded ...

Monster Family (2018) - Movie Review

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

German writer David Safier’s book, Happy Family, serves as the basis for this largely unsuccessful animated kids movie. Okay, okay, so the team of three bats are sort of funny in a very limited way but, trust me, that’s it. There’s a high probability that your young one might not ...

Batman: Gotham By Gaslight (2018) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 05 February 2018; Written by Loron Hays

The Elseworld has arrived, DC fans! There is a shadow that stalks the corners of the alleyways in Gotham City. Another one – separate but just as severe – darkens the very top of roofs. His shadow looms larger. One of those threatening shadows carries a long, steely ...

Panic (1982) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 05 February 2018; Written by Loron Hays

This Italian-Spanish co-production is a shoddy horror film. Know that first. Panic is; however, quite interesting in its own way, weaving a tale about scientists who create something they cannot even hope to control through failed bacteria experiments, as it has more ...