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 Disappearing Act: Inquis’ Dream Walker - Music Review

Details: Published: 01 June 2018; Written by Loron Hays

Inquis There is a lone figure walking the street of this nameless city. No other soul dares walk this stretch of road so early in the morning. Not when the fog is this thick. Traffic lights aren’t even visible. But this man, wrapped in a trench coat, navigates the ...

Gun Crazy (1950) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 01 June 2018; Written by Loron Hays

Because a life on the run is never that much fun! America loves its guns. It is possible that this film noir classic, featuring a bevy of fascinating performances, best explains why. The power they wield is an attraction that cannot be matched. Bang, bang, ...

Bloodsuckers from Outer Space (1984) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 31 May 2018; Written by Loron Hays

“Damn. That incidental music is scary!” They are baaaaack! Writer/director Glen Coburn’s creature feature remains a B-grade classic of camp and horror. Vinegar Syndrome gloriously embraces the return of these Bloodsuckers from Outer Space! Chainsaw beheadings never looked this good! ...

Of Unknown Origin (1983) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 30 May 2018; Written by Loron Hays

“Darling, I’m home!” A child’s birthday should be a special occasion. Full of balloons, kazoos, and party hats, there ought to be smiles on every child in attendance…especially when the cak guye is being presented. The obligatory birthday song follows. And then, as the ...

The Nursery (2018) - Movie Review

Details: Published: 29 May 2018; Written by Loron Hays

Dudes, I’m not sure – upon seeing The Nursery – if you’ll be able to piss alone in a bathroom again. Seriously. Do whatever you need to do to convince yourself that, yes, there is nobody in the shower. Keep looking over your shoulder and lie, lie, lie to yourself. But get out of there ...

Three Girls and One Friday Night of Fear: Atom Force’s After Dark - Music Review

Details: Published: 29 May 2018; Written by Loron Hays

Atom Force - after-dark

Come on up to the house. The sun is setting on the beginning of a fabulous weekend. For the three girls at the center of this tale of transformation, the beginning steps of this secluded setting was easy enough. All that was required was a ...

Music Review - When Synth Met Metal: Gör FLsh’s “For the Kvlt”

Details: Published: 26 May 2018; Written by Loron Hays

Gor Flsh

Sssshhhh. Listen. It is there, sliding down in between the falling rain. The End of Days is pouring down upon us. There will be no escape from the twisted and tortured existence as the kingdom of Man gives way to the rise of Beasts. ...

Red Sparrow (2018) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 27 May 2018; Written by Loron Hays

In which Katniss Everdeen gets down and dirrrty...but you still won't care. From Russia with Love this spy game is not. Red Sparrow is a spy movie that should work. It has a very talented cast and the story, about a former Russian ballerina who ...

Tommy Boy (1995) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 25 May 2018; Written by Christopher Symonds

The passage of time can be a quiet fox, running unencumbered so deftly that one is caught unawares as it bluntly and unmercifully makes its presence known. When I sat down to review this Blu-ray, the realisation that 21 years have passed since the death of Chris Farley hit ...