REELZCHANNEL MOVIE REVIEWS

ReelzChannel Movie Review Archive

Our reviews of recent theatrical releases. See our Theater Listings Page for showtimes near you.

Rating Title Summary Author Date
Ice Age: The Meltdown I don't know what happened to the Ice Age team between the first movie and the... Heather Huntington 11/27/2006
Little Miss Sunshine Dysfunctional family fabulous. Heather Huntington 12/19/2006
My Super Ex-Girlfriend As it turns out, My Super Ex-Girlfriend is a send-up of the superhero genre that... Heather Huntington 12/19/2006
The Illusionist David Copperfield has nothing on these other-worldly tricks Based on a short story... Heather Huntington 01/09/2007
Invincible Invincible, the latest underdog incarnation, doesn't blaze any new trails – and... Thomas Leupp 12/19/2006
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Though at first glance it may seem like a formula concocted by a studio marketing... Thomas Leupp 12/19/2006
Roving Mars Roving Mars moves from the IMAX to the small screen. Jeff Otto 08/09/2007
The Da Vinci Code Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou search for the Holy Grail—and some hair gel—in this... Heather Huntington 11/26/2006
Casino Royale Bond’s sixth incarnation is a refreshing, if only too lengthy, change of pace. Jeff Otto 11/16/2006
Stranger Than Fiction Ferrell breaks the mold in this pleasantly surprising, terrific film. Jeff Otto 11/09/2006
Happy Feet It’s March of the Penguins meets The Little Mermaid in this cute musical tour de... Heather Huntington 11/26/2006
Deja Vu Bruckheimer and crew deliver another entertaining action thriller. Thomas Leupp 11/23/2006
Jackass: Number Two The boys are back at it, more repulsive and reckless than ever. Jeff Otto 01/04/2007
X-Men: The Last Stand Forgettable extras on this forgettable sequel. Jeff Otto 11/27/2006
An Inconvenient Truth Whether or not you love documentaries about environmental threats, An Inconvenient... Heather Huntington 11/27/2006
King Kong After making the monstrously epic Lord of the Rings trilogy, one would have thought... Thomas Leupp 11/27/2006
Cars For more than a decade, Pixar animation was the studio that could do no wrong. Each... Jeff Otto 11/27/2006
Monster House Monster House is one of these rare films, featuring such a wonderful combination of... Jeff Otto 11/27/2006
Nacho Libre Nacho Libre is an entertaining piece of family-friendly fare, even if the humor at... Thomas Leupp 11/27/2006
Mission: Impossible III It features all of the qualities we’ve come to expect from a Mission: Impossible... Thomas Leupp 11/27/2006
The Break-Up I thought The Break-Up was a brilliant, refreshing take on a genre that I normally... Jeff Otto  
Feast Poor John Gulager, this man has had a tough ride on the way to his feature debut... Jeff Otto 11/27/2006
The Omen Damien's back. Do you care? Thomas Leupp 11/27/2006
Flags of Our Fathers Another minimalist masterpiece from Clint Eastwood. Thomas Leupp 11/27/2006
Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny A sporadically entertaining rock opera. Thomas Leupp 11/27/2006
Superman Returns Created by many members of the team responsible for the X-Men series, Superman... Heather Huntington 11/29/2006
The Nativity Story The road to Bethlehem is long and hard in this dramatization of the birth of Jesus. Heather Huntington 03/20/2007
Blood Diamond Good on the bling, heavy on the bang. Heather Huntington 03/20/2007
Apocalypto An intriguing film marred by outlandish gore. Thomas Leupp 12/08/2006
The Holiday It's girl meets boy x2 in this season's Christmas romantic comedy. Heather Huntington 12/11/2006
Charlotte's Web A lackluster live-action remake of E.B. White’s classic children’s tale. Heather Huntington 12/14/2006
Eragon Are you a 14-year-old boy? Better yet, are you a 33-year-old who has never had a... Heather Huntington 03/20/2007
The Painted Veil This stab at grand romance fails to satisfy. Heather Huntington 05/08/2007
Night at the Museum Ben Stiller’s fun adventure-comedy makes history cool for the whole family. Heather Huntington 12/22/2006
Little Children A highly original portrayal of suburbia’s seedy underbelly. Jeff Otto 12/27/2006
Rocky Balboa Rocky returns from the long layoff with an outing that may please the mainstream... Jeff Otto 12/23/2006
We Are Marshall We Are Marshall has plenty of heart. Unfortunately, that heart is dipped in a vat of... Thomas Leupp 12/23/2006
Children of Men The place where Children of Men truly excels, however, is in its action sequences. Thomas Leupp 12/28/2006
The Dead Girl The tone is fittingly dark, the writing impressively poetic, and the performances... Heather Huntington 12/29/2006
Miss Potter A Beatrix Potter biopic: So much more than just cute and fuzzy bunnies. Heather Huntington 01/04/2006
Code Name: The Cleaner You know a comedy is in trouble when the funniest moments of the movie occur during... Thomas Leupp 01/05/2007
Freedom Writers Hilary Swank's students think she's da bomb. Heather Huntington 01/05/2006
Snakes on a Plane Snakes fails for the simple reason that it is a terrible, terrible movie. Jeff Otto 01/05/2006
The Night Listener A small suspense-thriller to scratch your Hitchcockian itch Heather Huntington 01/09/2007
Idiocracy Forget the fact that you've never heard of this movie. It's one of the funniest... Jeff Otto 01/09/2007
Crank In many ways, Crank serves as a frightening harbinger of things to come. Thomas Leupp 01/10/2007
Gridiron Gang Ultimately, it's The Rock who carries the film. He makes the most out of an mostly... Thomas Leupp 01/16/2007
The Guardian Shall I try to find something good to say about this movie? It's hard. Heather Huntington 01/17/2007
The Hitcher Is this film a parody? God, I hope so. Because if it is, well then, maybe it was... Thomas Leupp 01/19/2007
This Film Is Not Yet Rated A thought-provoking documentary AND nudity? Excellent. Heather Huntington 01/22/2007
Sherrybaby You'd swear Maggie Gyllenhaal grew up on the streets after seeing her in this gritty... Heather Huntington 01/24/2007
Catch and Release This romantic "dramedy" starring Jennifer Garner should have been thrown back Heather Huntington 01/25/2007
300 Brutality, brawn and blood make for an entertaining, shallow watch. Jeff Otto 03/07/2007
Open Season Small children will like it. Then again, small children will like anything. Thomas Leupp 01/29/2007
Flyboys I might have liked this movie more if they spelled it with a Z. Thomas Leupp 01/30/2007
Because I Said So Oh Annie Hall, where are you when we need you? Heather Huntington 02/02/2007
Trust the Man Mostly, Trust the Man is another in Freundlich's series of tiny, atmospheric films... Heather Huntington 02/06/2007
Smokin' Aces Smokin' Aces is an orgy of violence. Don't get me wrong -- I love a good orgy as... Thomas Leupp 02/06/2007
Half Nelson Gosling is up for an Oscar® for his work in Half Nelson, and there's no question he... Heather Huntington 02/13/2007
Marie Antoinette There is no question that Coppola's movie is visually stunning--a candy colored view... Heather Huntington 02/13/2007
Music and Lyrics A straight-up romantic comedy for all the Valentines out there. Heather Huntington 05/08/2007
Bridge to Terabithia But even if the 31-year-old me wasn't invested in The Bridge to Terabithia, the... Heather Huntington 02/15/2007
Breach True to Ray's word, Breach proves that you don’t need lots of flashy explosions to... Heather Huntington 02/15/2007
Ghost Rider Aside from the dazzling CGI, however, the film is thoroughly underwhelming. Cage... Thomas Leupp 02/16/2007
Norbit Norbit isn't awful, it's just really, really bad. Jeff Otto 02/06/2007
Daddy's Little Girls Though there are a number of commendable messages to be found in Daddy's Little... Thomas Leupp 02/14/2007
Babel I can understand why Babel is up for so many Oscars®--it is elegantly written and... Heather Huntington 02/20/2007
Amazing Grace A disappointingly flawed take on a British hero. Heather Huntington 02/23/2007
Starter for Ten Nicholls' script is smart and witty, and is deftly handled by the well-cast actors. Heather Huntington 02/23/2007
Hannibal Rising Sir Anthony Hopkins must be spinning in his grave. Thomas Leupp 02/16/2007
Reno 911!: Miami Now in its fourth season on Comedy Central, the "Cops" spoof "Reno 911!" remains one... Thomas Leupp 02/23/2007
A Good Year Gladiator II? No. Under the Tuscan Sun II? Maybe. Heather Huntington 02/27/2007
Gray Matters The new independent romantic comedy Gray Matters is a good example of what happens... Heather Huntington 03/01/2007
The Number 23 23 Reasons You Shouldn't Bother Seeing The Number 23. 1. You don't want to have... Jeff Otto 02/23/2007
Black Snake Moan Black Snake Moan really defies description. It bucks convention at every turn... Jeff Otto 03/02/2007
Full of It Sadly, exposition isn't the only thing this movie is light on. I think I may have... Heather Huntington 03/02/2007
The Astronaut Farmer The Astronaut Farmer is quite aware of its saccharine nature, to be sure, but... Thomas Leupp 02/23/2007
Wild Hogs For all of its flaws, Wild Hogs does manage to accomplish a feat so impressive it... Thomas Leupp 02/16/2007
Tears of the Black Tiger Movie lovers dismayed by the recent triumph of mediocrity at the box office (Wild... Thomas Leupp 03/05/2007
Maxed Out Though consistently interesting -- and illuminating -- throughout, Maxed Out at... Thomas Leupp 03/13/2007
The Wind That Shakes the Barley Pickings must have been pretty slim at Cannes last year though, because Barley isn’t... Heather Huntington 03/15/2007
Caffeine Caffeine is essentially a talky exercise in meaninglessness. Heather Huntington 03/15/2007
Nomad (The Warrior) I suspect that those who are into movies like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or The... Heather Huntington 03/15/2007
Premonition My sixth sense tells me this movie is going to do very well. Heather Huntington 03/16/2007
Peter Pan All the magic, lavishly restored with a gaggle of special features. Jeff Otto 03/21/2007
The Last Mimzy A telepathic stuffed bunny from the future? Sign me up. Heather Huntington 03/22/2007
Reign Over Me Another funny poignant, funny drama by writer/director Mike Binder Heather Huntington 03/23/2007
Color Me Kubrick An intriguing premise that goes a little light on story. Jeff Otto 03/29/2007
After the Wedding Don't let the subtitles scare you: If all Danish movies are this good, I might start... Heather Huntington 04/04/2007
The Reaping As a movie, The Reaping is exactly what it seems: crappy. Thomas Leupp 04/05/2007
Grindhouse A three-hour cinematic circle-jerk that starts out well but ultimately disappoints. Thomas Leupp 04/05/2007
Disturbia D.J. Caruso's Rear Window re-take is like Hitchcock on steroids--very good steroids. Heather Huntington 04/11/2007
Perfect Stranger Halle Berry stars in this "sexy" (according to the studio press notes) and... Thomas Leupp 04/12/2007
Year of the Dog Indie god Mike White plays fetch with the dog-lover crowd. Heather Huntington 04/12/2007
Aqua Teen Hunger Force: The Movie Meatwad, Frylock and Master Shake finally get their shot at the big screen. Thomas Leupp 04/12/2007
Lonely Hearts A neo-noir with hot killers and Tony Soprano on the side of the good guys. Heather Huntington 04/13/2007
The Last King of Scotland Forest Whitaker earns every ounce of his Oscar® in this gripping political drama Heather Huntington 04/17/2007
The Valet A cute French farce, but is it worth the trip to the theater? Heather Huntington 04/18/2007
In the Land of Women Great performances but a flawed script in this spotty romantic dramedy by director... Heather Huntington 04/18/2007
Fracture If John Grisham wrote The Silence of the Lambs, this is what it would look like. Thomas Leupp 04/19/2007
Vacancy Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale utwittingly star in a twisted motel owner's snuff... Thomas Leupp 04/20/2007
The Queen Helen Mirren kicks it royal style in this acclaimed drama about the most... Heather Huntington 04/24/2007
Stephanie Daley Tamblyn is nothing short of amazing. She's one to keep an eye on. Heather Huntington 04/25/2007
Diggers Written by Ken Marino and directed by Katherine Dieckmann (A Good Baby), Diggers is... Heather Huntington 04/25/2007
Dreamgirls Like a dream, Dreamgirls is somewhat forgettable. John Halecky 12/22/2006
Jindabyne Gabriel Byrne (End of Days, The Usual Suspects) and Laura Linney (Kinsey, You Can... Heather Huntington 04/26/2007
Snow Cake There are definitely a few kooky little bits that I could do without, but mostly... Heather Huntington 04/26/2007
The Condemned Can "Stone Cold" Steve Austin make it off the island alive? Thomas Leupp 04/27/2007
Spider-Man 3 An entertaining, albeit bloated, summer blockbuster. Jeff Otto 04/27/2007
Meet the Robinsons This 3-D visual dazzler starts out slowly but gradually builds up steam. Thomas Leupp 04/01/2007
Pride Terrence Howard takes on antiquated stereotypes in this inspirational sports flick. Thomas Leupp 03/23/2007
Feast No matter how talented director John Gulager may be, he is saddled by a pretty... Jeff Otto 12/19/2006
King Kong The special effects are at times breathtaking, and the first glimpses of Kong on the... Thomas Leupp 12/19/2006
Miami Vice The film's tone is darker, edgier, and without much of the humor that helped make... Thomas Leupp 12/06/2006
The Pursuit of Happyness Will Smith tones down Will Smith for this understated, touching performance. Jeff Otto 12/22/2006
Fearless The martial arts master’s final epic is great when the fists and feet are flying. Jeff Otto 09/26/2006
School for Scoundrels School For Scoundrels is a fitting entry into the loser-makes-good genre in the... Jeff Otto 09/25/2006
The Black Dahlia An array of talent is wasted on this muddled adaptation. Thomas Leupp 01/05/2007
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Izzz Good! High Five! Jeff Otto 11/02/2006
For Your Consideration Guest and crew miss their mark in this awards season send-up. Jeff Otto 11/17/2006
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut Perhaps the most significant and exceptional "Director’s Cut" ever released. Jeff Otto 12/04/2006
The Fountain Darren Aronofsky’s long-awaited Requiem follow-up is a thought-provoking head trip. Jeff Otto 11/22/2006
Man of the Year An occasionally funny, oddly schizophrenic film. Thomas Leupp 10/13/2006
TMNT Visuals overwhelm the fun of these butt-kicking ninja turtles. Jeff Otto 03/21/2007