The Movie Review Crew

We got a request from Anna Kendrick (we can only assume it is THE Anna Kendrick and not someone pretending) to watch and discuss her film, End of Watch. Not wanting to disappoint our loyal listeners, we have that review ready for you to listen. Unfortunately, Anna Kendrick might be slightly dissapointed in our thoughts on the movie. 

An all star cast, a unique "villain", and some incredibly tense scenes helped make Life a Top 5 Movie of 2017 to Matt McNeal. Obviously he enjoyed it, but how do the rest of us feel? Press play to find out!

If you listen to our show regularly, you know we tend to get a BIT excited when it comes to our guy, Tom Hanks. Saving Private Ryan, the 1998 war film from Steven Spielberg, was snubbed out of the award for Best Picture at the Oscars that year. We won't make the same mistake the Academy Awards made. SPOILER ALERT: We absolutely LOVE this movie!!

Director Sam Raimi's 1992 comedy/horror Army of Darkness is an extremely unique movie, and has become a beloved cult classic, but is it any good? Click play to hear our thoughts!

The winner of three Academy Awards, and nominated for four more, Life is Beautiful is, simply put, an AMAZING movie. This story of a father who uses positivity and humor to shield his son from the dangers of one of the most horrific times in history is a hard watch, but the message is worth every minute of it. For our full thoughts on Life is Beautiful, click play now.

Our latest episode is a discusison about the 1995 crime epic, Heat (not to be confused with The Heat with Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy). Starring two legendary actors at the top of their games, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, this is arguably director Michael Mann's masterpiece, and possibly one of the best crime movies ever filmed. To hear our full thoughts on Heat, click play!

Our newest episode is a discussion on a listener request, the 1994 drama Nell.  Nell stars Jodie Foster in an Oscar nominated performance alongside the incomparable Liam Neesons. Unfortunately, this is pre Taken Liam Neeson so He doesn't kill anybody. In fact the movie is about caring and compassion, so he happens to be a really nice guy. Click play to hear our thoughts on the rest of the movie!

This episode is a discussion of reviewer Aaron Cronican's choice, Mystic River.  This 2003 adaptation of Dennis Lehane's dramatic crime novel won 2 oscars and was nominated for 4 more. Directed by Clint Eastwood and starring a stellar cast including Sean Pean, Tim Robbins, and Kevin Bacon, there's no way this movie isn't amazing, right? Listen and find out!

Reviewing Bright last week put Steve in a mood to watch some more Will Smith, so he chose I Am Legend for us to review. We all remember enjoying this one when it came out in 2007, but what do we think of it now? Click play to find out.

It's fitting that this episode on Bright is released alongside our episode on Star Wars: The Last Jedi because Bright is essentially the opposite of The Last Jedi from a critical standpoint. Bright has a terriblly low 26% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, but redeems itself with a soaring 86% from the audience. How does Bright fare with our reviewers? Listen to find out!

It's Finally here. Our hotly awaited discussion on one of the biggest movies of 2017, Star Wars: The Last Jedi!!! The Last Jedi carries a 91% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, however with an audience score of only 49%, this is clearly one of the most divisive movies of 2017, and of the Star Wars franchise's long history. How do we at Nothing But Reel Reviews & More feel about it? Listen and find o...

Our latest episode is a discussion of the 2017 movie The Lost City of Z. The movie, which is based on a true story, is a character driven movie that explores the effects of obsession on a man and his family. Our reviewer Aaron Cronican enjoyed this one so much he included it on his top 5 list of 2017. Do the rest of us feel the same? Press play to find out! 

You've heard our host, Michael Lucas, rave about this creative, one of a kind movie in many of our episodes since he saw it at the 2017 Omaha Film Festival, now you can find out what the rest of us think. We hope you enjoy!

Our newest episode is here! This episode is Steve's choice, Fargo, and it is perfect for today, the first day of winter.  So grab a cup of hot cocoa and enjoy our review of this wintery 1996 crime thriller directed by The Coen Brothers.

Hello Friends. Listen to our newest episode to hear us try to avoid talking about Charlie Countryman by having a spoiler free conversation about Star Wars: The Last Jedi.  Don't worry, we do eventually get to our review of Charlie Countryman so you can hear whether you should check that on out or not. 

Our latest episode is a discussion of An American Werewolf in London, a 1981 film directed by John Landis (Animal House, Blue Brothers). This film is billed as a comedy/horror which causes quite a debate between our reviewers. Listen in and let us know how you feel about An American Werewolf in London.

Join us as we discuss Brent Fruge's pick, 2016's The Magnificent Seven. Directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) and led by an all star cast including Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, and Vincent D'Onofrio, The Magnificent Seven aims to modernize a classic western by turning it into an action blockbuster. Press play to hear whether we feel they succeeded or not!

Bone Tomahawk has been on our list of Gems for a long while now, but how good is it exactly? Join us at we dive a little deeper into this low budget Western by writer and first time director, S. Craig Zahler.  

Don't miss our newest episode on Aaron Cronican's choice, Hunt for the Wilderpeople. This one is a little know gem from Taika Waititi, the director of Thor: Ragnorok, and starring Jurassic Park's Sam Neill. Obviously Waititi showed enough talent to be handed the reins of a major Marvel property, but does that mean this movie is worth watching. Listen and find out!

In our latest episode, Aaron, Steve, and Shane will discuss Wind River, a 2017 crime drama.  This movie was written and directed by Taylor Sheridan who also wrote 2016s Hell or High Water.  We here at Nothing But Reel Reviews & More enjoyed Hell or High Water so much we made it one our top 5 highest rated movies ever. How do we feel about Wind River? Listen and find out.

In this episode, we'll be rviewing Matt McNeal pick, a movie that made his Top 5 War Movies list, Letter from Iwo Jima.  Obviously Matt is a big fan of this 2006 Clint Eastwood movie, but how does everyone feel about it? Click Play to find out!

Check out our newest episode reviewing Black Mass. This 2015 crime drama tells the true life story of the infamous Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger. Johhny Depp stars as the titular character and he is joined by a stellar cast including Benedict Cumberbatch, Joel Edgerton, Kevin Bacon, and more. Click play to hear our thoughts!

We have a brand new episode in which we break the first and second rule of Fight Club. We talk about FIght Club. That's what we do here. Talk about things. So yeah. Without further adieu, here's the Fight Club review!

Mike, Shane, and Aaron break down the newest Blade Runner in this week's show. Enjoy!

Join us as we discuss the 1980 boxing movie, Raging Bull. With Scorcese directing and Robert DeNiro acting alongside Joe Pesci, there's no way it can't be the best movie ever right? Listen and find out!