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

Good Boys - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 16 August 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

One of the kids at the center of the new comedy Good Boys confidently tells his two best friends, “It’s a tampon. Girls shove it up their butts to stop babies from coming out.” The object in question is indeed a tampon, they got that part right. But, of ...

American Hunt - Movie Review

Details: Published: 12 November 2019; Written by Loron Hays

BOOM! Talking to someone and then watching, rather unexpectedly, their head blowing up can be quite unsettling. It happens repeatedly in American Hunt and, each and every time, the shock is not something you get used to. This is a tough and a terrific film to sit through. The subject matter of ...

50 Years of Planet of the Apes: 9-Movie Collection - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 13 November 2019; Written by Christopher Symonds

‘It’s a mad house! A mad house!’ So it felt to me finding the entire Planet of the Apes cinematic journey in this new mammoth sized 50th anniversary set in the mail. I’ll try to keep the review succinct as there are 5 movies in the original series, the Tim Burton remake and the ...

Our Most Wanted on Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD This Week - November 12, 2019

Details: Published: 12 November 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 November 12, 2019.

Check Out the Warped First Trailer for Blumhouse's FANTASY ISLAND Reboot

Details: Published: 11 November 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

The first thing we notice when watching the new trailer for Blumhouse's reboot of the popular 1970s television series Fantasy Island, is that there is a horror twist to the proceedings. Sure, the Mr. Roarke character that was played by Ricardo Montalban in the original is still in charge of the ...

See the Moment Scooby and Shaggy First Met in New Trailer for Animated SCOOB!

Details: Published: 11 November 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

The first full-length animated Scooby-Doo adventure for the big screen is the never-before told stories of Scooby-Doo’s origins and the greatest mystery in the career of Mystery Inc ...

Una (2017) - DVD Review

Details: Published: 09 November 2019; Written by Michelle Duy

When Una (Rooney Mara) was 13, her neighbor Ray molested her. They carried on a secret 3-month long relationship, at which point they planned to run away together. But then Ray (Ben Mendelsohn) disappeared. He wound up serving 4 years ...

Planet of the Apes Trilogy - 4K Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 09 November 2019; Written by Christopher Symonds

We are so spoiled for choice in this day and age that sometimes brilliance and gold that should never be missed can get left in the wake of unending wave of stuff. In a world of remakes, amazing movie magic, remakes of Planet of the Apes are not as instantly well known as ...

Ice Blue - Movie Review

Details: Published: 06 November 2019; Written by Loron Hays

Ca-Ca-Crazy lives here and, if you are anything like me and my warped sensibility, you are gonna love it ...

Berserker: The Nordic Curse (1987) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 06 November 2019; Written by Loron Hays

No, this title isn’t connected to Silent Bob’s Russian cousin. You know, the one that kept singing, “BERRRRRSERRRRRRKER!” in Clerks. That might have improved Berserker greatly. Instead, we get a killer Viking warrior offing dumbass teenagers in Utah while they dance and listen to some pretty ...