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

Better Watch Out (2017) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 21 November 2017; Written by Loron Hays

Swing, batter batter, swing. Thwack! And just like that, poor Frosty’s head is knocked clean off, splattering snow and ice everywhere. That opening scene is a microcosmic hint at the demented and underage shenanigans headed your way in Better Watch Out, a ...

Guardians (2017) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 08 December 2017; Written by Loron Hays

Augmenting a person’s DNA with limited technology during the Cold War is probably not the best of ideas. At least, for this group of soviet superheroes it isn’t. While it does provide them with extraordinary abilities – like ground and rock manipulation, turning into a werebear ...

I, Tonya - Movie Review

Details: Published: 08 December 2017; Written by Frank Wilkins

Those of a certain age undoubtedly remember the “incident.” Weeks before the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, an unknown (at the time) assailant whacked the knee of figure skater Nancy Kerrigan with a pipe rendering her unable to attend that year’s Figure ...

Watch the First Trailer for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Details: Published: 08 December 2017; Written by Frank Wilkins

With all of the wonder, adventure and thrills synonymous with one of the most popular and successful franchises in cinema history, this all-new motion-picture event sees the return of favorite characters and dinosaurs—along with new breeds more awe-inspiring and terrifying than ever before. Welcome to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom...

Night Tide (1961) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 07 December 2017; Written by Loron Hays

With cut-off Arabian souvenirs (hands) filling knick-knack shelves and other odd body parts popping up in the background of this twisted take on the submerged and the macabre, Night Tide is more than just an matinee-styled ode to the works of Edgar Allan Poe and gothic-minded ...

Sweet Baby Charlie (1963) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 03 December 2017; Written by Loron Hays

Three adults stare back at the wrong end of a Colt .45 through much of this classic black-and-white exploitation film from 1963. The sweltering heat of the summer day has done a number on their car as they travel through California's Antelope Valley, but – more than anything ...

Wonder Wheel (2017) - Movie Review

Details: Published: 05 December 2017; Written by Loron Hays

If it weren’t for Kate Winslet’s fabulous performance and some wonderfully vivid cinematography from Vittorio Storaro, the award-winning cinematographer who shot Apocalypse Now and The Last Emperor, I’d say that director Woody Allen’s Wonder Wheel is busted ...

Bat Pussy (1973) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 03 December 2017; Written by Loron Hays

“Goddamn. I feel like a crime is about to be committed.” With those words, Bat Pussy leaps to action, changing out of her loose nightgown (after it gets caught on her neck) and into cape and cowl. Hurray for the single take flicks out there! She’s ready – at least her super ...

The Return (1980) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 02 December 2017; Written by Loron Hays

Before Cowboys & Aliens there was The Return. A couple of yahoo cops, dunking donuts in a beer can, find themselves in over their heads as their close encounters with people who love their cattle a little too much gets a little too close for their collective comfort ...

Deathdream (1974) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 01 December 2017; Written by Loron Hays

If the explosive opening of Deathdream, in which a young soldier meets his untimely end, doesn’t blow you out of your seat, there’s another chance nine minutes later. While a family grieves over the unexpected news that their son won’t be returning home from the war, a ...