Nothing But Reel Reviews & More

We've got another review of a classic horror movie for you! This time we're discussing The Hills Have Eyes (1977) from the "Master of Horror", Wes Craven. We'll also discuss the 2006 remake and compare and contrast the two. Listen in then let us know your thoughts!

We're kicking off this Halloween month with a classic! Friday the 13th was the springboard for one of the most successful horror franchises ever and it helped create the slasher subgenre, but does that make it a good movie? Click play to hear our thoughts!

Hereditary is widely considered the best horror movie of 2018, if not one of the best movies of the year regardless of genre. Do we feel the same way? Press play to find out.

With a script by Sergio G. Sanchez (The Orphanage) and a loaded cast of young talent, including Anya Taylor Joy (The Witch, Split), Marrowbone had all the ingredients to be great. Does it live up to that tremendous potential? Press play to find out.

It doesn't get much better than The Fly (1986). You've got a brilliant director (David Cronenberg) and two fantastic actors (Jeff Goldblum & Geena Davis) all at the top of their game. You've got a story that seamlessly blends drama, science fiction, horror, and a touch of dark humor. It has to get a perfect score, right? Press play to find out!

There's no doubt about it, Waterworld was a failure. Nobody is arguing that. What we ARE arguing is whether it is a fun, highly entertaining failure with fantastic action, or is it a poorly written failure with a bad plot and even worse acting. Maybe it is both! Listen in and comment with your thoughts to help us settle this matter.

Our newest episode is a discussion of the drama/science fiction movie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. This very original romance story stars two brilliant actors in Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet. Does the movie live up to their combined talents? Press play to find out.

This episode is a review of the 2017 mystery/horror movie, It Comes at Night. While not a full blown horror movie in the traditional sense, It Comes at Night emphasizes the real life horrors of fear, paranoia, and hopelessness, and it is driven by a fantastic central performance from Joel Edgerton. For our full thoughts, press play!

We have an interesting episode for you all this time, a discusison of the 2015 drama Mississippi Grind. This character study follows two friends on a gambling road trip down the Mississippi River. The story isn't incredibly unique, but you'll be pulled in by the interesting characters, brought to life by Matt McNeal's man candy, Ryan Gosling (Deadpool, Smokin' Aces), and veteran character actor Ben Mendelsohn (Rogue One, Animal Kingdom). For our full thoughts, press play! 

The Puppet Master is back and better than ever with this reboot of the beloved series! Written by S. Craig Zahler (Bone Tomahawk, Brawl in Cell Block 99) and starring Thomas Lennon (Reno 911!), this reboot master the campy tone and treats viewers to some hilarious, creative, and gory deaths. For our full thoughts on the movie, press play!

We've got another review of a listener requested movie! This time we're discussing Vantage Point (2008), a political mystery starring Dennis Quaid, Forest Whitaker, and Matthew Fox. I'm trying to stay positive here, so I will say this about Vantage Point. It might be close, but it's not the WORST movie we've reviewed. For our full thoughts, listen in! 

All of us remember enjoying Mr. and Mrs. Smith when it came out in 2005. Apparently so did all of you, as this was submitted as a listener request. Will this still be an enjoyable action comedy, or will it have lost our favor over time like I Am Legend did? Press play to find out!

Director David Leitch (John Wick, Deadpool 2) brings this graphic novel adaptation to life with some hard hitting, realistic action (including one scene that is undeniably one of the best action scenes ever filmed). Add in some fantastic acting, an '80s pop soundtrack, and a Cold War era Berlin setting and you have all the ingredients for the perfect spy movie. Does this movie live up to its potential? Listen and find out!

We discuss the listener requested movie Runaway in this episode. This 1984 science fiction/action movie has a lot to break down and discuss including Michael Crichton's lack of directing skill, Tom Selleck's charm and glorious mustache, and, according to host Michael Lucas, Cynthia Rhodes' "magical eyes". Enjoy!

This underseen 2014 crime drama features a powerhouse performance by Oscar Isaac and a Golden Globe nominated performance from Jessica Chastain. Can the rest of the movie live up to those performances? Listen and find out!

We're diving back into foreign horror in this episode with a discussion of Shelley (2016). Shelley is interesting, weird, slow, beautiful, and divisive in the way that only foreign horror films can be. To hear our full thoughts, press play!

Face/Off is the greatest movie ever made, starring the two greatest actors to ever live, and directed by the most legendary director of all time. Well, that's Shane's opinion anyways. For a less biased discussion about this movie, check out this latest episode. It will almost be as fun as Face/Off itself, we promise!

Jurassic Park is a brilliant movie. It's an intense ride featuring some of the greatest effects ever; effects that still look better than many movie coming out today. We will discuss those effects in this episode as well as debate the characters. Listen to the episode and help us settle the debate. Is Jurassic Park a Movie about humans that happens to have dinosaurs in it, or is it a Dinosaur movie that would remain the same if the characters were replaced with anybody else? Let us know your thoughts!

The long wait is over!! We finally have our review of Silence of the Lambs episode. This is a follow up to our Manhunter episode posted on 07-16-18, so if you haven't already, make sure you listen to that one, then come back to this one. We apologize for the delay on this episode and we promise we'll be back on schedule starting next Monday 07-30-18! As always, thank you for listening and please tell your friends about us!

In this episode we'll be discussing Michael Mann's 1986 thriller, Manhunter. Nobody will argue that Anthony Hopkins IS Dr. Hannibal Lector, but Brian Cox played Lector on screen first, and he wasn't too bad himself. For our thoughts on Cox's portrayal on Lector, as well as our full thoughts on this adaptation of the frist Lector novel, Red Dragon, press play!