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

John Wick: Chapter Three - Parabellum

Crazy good fun

The Biggest Little Farm (2019) - Movie Review

You’ll sit in awe

Winterskin (2019) - Movie Review

All sorts of throwback gristle and grit fun

The Hustle (2019) - Movie Review

Don't fall for the con!

The Upside (2019) - Blu-ray Review

A delightfully charming and oftentimes hilarious little film

Happy Death Day 2U - Blu-ray Review

A new time loop begins.

Escape Room - Blu-ray Review

A white-knuckle thriller. Now on sparkling blu-ray

The Kid Who Would Be King - Blu-ray Review

Now on sparkling blu-ray

New on Blu-ray

The Girl in the Spider's Web (2018) - Blu-ray Review

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

The opening scene of The Girl in the Spider’s Web, the new film by director Fede Alvarez, hints at something really special. The darkened scene features actress Claire Foy’s character in full-on black leathers, with lighted cigarette dangling from her rigid lips, and shorn locks ...

Beat the Devil (1953) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 03 February 2019; Written by Loron Hays

Okay, okay, okay, Uranium deals in East Africa might not sound all that exciting, but when your business associates are Humphrey Bogart, Robert Morley, Peter Lorre, Gina Lollobrigida, Jennifer Jones, and your location is Italy’s scenic Amalfi Coast, well you have the attention ...

Our Most Wanted on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD This Week - February 5, 2019

Details: Published: 04 February 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

And another hi-def hello to all our fellow physical media geeks out there. Welcome to the weekly look at our most wanted titles coming to blu-ray and/or 4K Ultra HD for the Week of February 5, 2019 ...

I Begin To Touch: Vector Graphics’ DESTINE Returns - Music Review

Details: Published: 01 February 2019; Written by Loron Hays

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No matter how many times it is said, the cosmic g-funk sounds of vaporwave are not dead. Fake news, y’all. That blissed-out merging of MALL MUSIC MUZAK, constant online consumerism, and sweet, sweet nostalgia is here for the long haul - especially now ...

Driving While Black (2019) - Movie Review

Details: Published: 31 January 2019; Written by Loron Hays

The personal anecdotes that make up Driving While Black, a hilarious but scathing commentary on police profiling, are based in reality. Frightening. That fact alone should make this film a must-see. The comedy, housed within Los Angeles, is unrelenting in its efforts to provide ...

Screamers (1996) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 31 January 2019; Written by Loron Hays

"Can I come with you?" Are the people around you really who they claim to be? This reality-bending question is at the heart of Screamers, a quiet little science fiction movie that, once seen, tugs at the back of the consciousness far more effectively than ...

Harley Quinn Returns in Trailer for BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN)

Details: Published: 30 January 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

With an incredibly lengthy (and remarkably strange) title that rivals some of the longest in Hollywood history, Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) began filming last week. And to commemorate the moment and to whet the appetites of those ...

Suburbia: Collector's Edition (1983) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 30 January 2019; Written by Loron Hays

Could there be anything more punk than producer Roger Corman hiring director Penelope Spheeris (Wayne’s World) in 1983 to direct a movie about youth alienation in Los Angeles? I think not. Call it Punxploitation; call it a walk on the wild side of safe suburban homes ...

10 to Midnight: Collector's Edition (1983) - Blu-ray Review

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

It is a film that Roger Ebert eviscerated with his review, taking the moral high ground and shaming 10 to Midnight for its portrayal of sex, violence, and the female condition. He also took to the review to suggest that Charles Bronson was just showing up for a paycheck. And, ...

Our Most Wanted on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD This Week - January 29, 2019

Details: Published: 28 January 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

And another hi-def hello to all our fellow physical media geeks out there. Welcome to the weekly look at our most wanted titles coming to blu-ray and/or 4K Ultra HD ...