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

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind - Movie Review

Soars

Downhill - Movie Review

Downhill never overstays its welcome

Gretel & Hansel - Movie Review

A dark and moody little chiller

Goalie - Movie Review

There's an awful lot of heartache here to dive into.

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood - Blu-ray Review

Just so darn sweet and engaging

Midway - Blu-ray Review

An embarrassing disservice

Motherless Brooklyn - Blu-ray Review

One of the most beautiful slogfests you’ll ever sleep though.

Terminator: Dark Fate - Blu-ray Review

It’s all been done before

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It Chapter Two - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 05 September 2019; Written by Christopher Symonds

When Stephen King’s doorstop novel was adapted for TV in the 90’s, it accomplished what shouldn’t have been possible. King’s novel is a behemoth tome, with dozens of characters, and was one of his truly graphic forays into the horror genre for ...

The Peanut Butter Solution (1985) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 22 December 2019; Written by Loron Hays

And this is why you do NOT overdo it with peanut butter. Thank God we can all learn from Michael’s (Matthew Mackay) messy misadventures with a lot of gooey crap and way too much peanut butter. If David Lynch made a children’s movie, it is no stretch of the imagination to suggest that it ...

Cats (2019) - Movie Review

Details: Published: 20 December 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

There’s a reason Cats had such a successful Broadway run as one of the longest-running musicals in history with over 7,000 performances spanning some 18 years. Many reasons, actually. The biggest being the brilliant songs and catchy tunes from Andrew Lloyd Webber. They are simply wonderful, and ...

It's a Wonderful Life - 4K Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 20 December 2019; Written by Christopher Symonds

There are touchstone pictures that transcend any generation, no matter when they were born, that fall under the MUST WATCH category. They are masterpieces. Films like Citizen Kane, The Maltese Falcon, Treasure of Sierra Madre, (I know! Bogart nut) it doesn’t matter. If you are a film aficionado, a general viewer, a ...

Downton Abbey (2019) - Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 20 September 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

Polish the silver, set out the good china, and put a kettle on. The Crawleys are back! Fans of the popular PBS television series that aired for six seasons can once again spend a little time at the sprawling English countryside estate as the film version of Downton Abbey finally hits theaters. And even ...

Bourne: The Ultimate Collection - 4K Blu-ray Review

Details: Published: 18 December 2019; Written by Christopher Symonds

The Bourne series is currently five films in (as of the writing of this article) and had definitively made its mark in the action/spy genre. In a perfect storm of confluences, it hit its mark with an audience desperate to break with convention and be given something unseen in the ...

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - Movie Review

Details: Published: 17 December 2019; Written by Loron Hays

If one of the final moments of director J. J. Abrams’ Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker - two lightsabers sinking into the sands of Tattooine - hits you rather hollow, it is by the director’s choice. The Skywalker Saga is over with this film, but what’s shocking is that it really doesn’t feel ...

Inner Ghosts - Movie Review

Details: Published: 16 December 2019; Written by Loron Hays

Just in time for the new decade comes a new way to haunt! Inner Ghosts has arrived. ...

Watch the New Trailer for TOP GUN: MAVERICK. That's An Order!

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

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a ...

Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Name 1917 Best Picture of 2019

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

1917 The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the war epic 1917 as the best film of 2019, according to the results of its 26th annual critics’ poll released today. Following is a complete list of award winners, with choices listed in order ...