Oh, Austin. I have arrived in 2026 for what is the 40th year of South By Southwest and my 19th year of covering the crazy-big event in one of my favourite spots in the world. For all of these years it has been several planes, massive layovers or delays in airports just to hang out […]
SxSW Reaction – Dead Deer High
Part of the Narrative Spotlight at this year’s South By Southwest Film & TV Festival, DEAD HEER HIGH is one of the more anticipated entries in this year’s festival! About: In the aftermath of a tragedy, a once-brilliant slam poetry team has lost their voice. While their English teacher, Mr. K, struggles to overcome his […]
SxSW 2026 Reaction – I Got Bombed At Harvey’s
Part of the many, many documentaries playing at this year’s South By Southwest Film & TV Festival, I GOT BOMBED AT HARVEY’S is one of the festival’s opening day movies and is part of the Documentary Spotlight section. About: In 1980, an ingenious boobie-trapped ticking time bomb – filled with 1,000 pounds of dynamite – was […]
SxSW 2026 Reaction – Summer of ’94
Both Antonio AND Jason got to see SUMMER OF 94, part of the Documentary Spotlight at the 2026 edition of South By Southwest, and we have a lot to say! If you are into sports docs of any kind, this is one of the big highlights of the fest this year. About: “Summer of ’94” […]
SxSW 2026 Reaction – Amazing Live Sea Monkeys
We are beyond busy seeing all we can and experiencing all of South By Southwest has to offer this year! Antonio was lucky to attend AMAZING LIVE SEA MONKEYS playing here in the Documentary Spotlight! About: From her crumbling estate on the Potomac, Yolanda Signorelli von Braunhut is engaged in a David-and-Goliath battle to wrest […]
SxSW 2026 Reaction – Mile End Kicks
NOTE: The below is a re-posting of my Toronto International Film Festival review of MILE END KICKS. This movie is coming out in April from Elevation Pictures in Canada and will also have a theatrical release in the United States! MILE END KICKS is having its US Premiere at South By Southwest and it’s the […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of HAMNET from Universal Pictures!
It’s a new Get Reel Giveaway! Enter below to win a Digital Copy of the Oscar nominated HAMNET from our partners at Universal Pictures! This was one of our favourite movies from last fall’s Toronto International Film Festival where we too were in tears as the credits rolled. Nominated for 8 Oscars including Best Picture! […]
WHISTLE Review – The Deaths & Jumps Don’t Blow
A movie that has quietly slipped its way into mainstream cinemas is WHISTLE, a fun little horror movie that has a good cast and premise and delivers well for fans of genre cinema. About: A misfit group of unwitting high school students stumble upon a cursed object, an ancient Aztec Death Whistle. They discover that […]
SEND HELP Reaction – Get Yourself Cast Away
It’s a new Sam Raimi film! Always an exciting time around the office. No pun intended. About: Send Help (2026) is a dark, psychological survival thriller directed by Sam Raimi, featuring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien as co-workers stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash. Forced to overcome past workplace grievances and power struggles, the […]
RETURN TO SILENT HILL reaction – I Returned So You Don’t Have To
I will admit that when I think of movies from twenty years ago that needed a sequel or a revisit, SILENT HILL was definitely not anywhere on my list. I mean, I don’t really have a list at all so I am making a bad joke here, but sitting down to watch RETURN TO SILENT […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of MEADOWLARKS from Mongrel Media!
It’s a new Get Reel Movies giveaway for 2026! Enter below to win an Apple TV Digital Copy of MEADOWLARKS from our always generous partners at Mongrel Media! About: Inspired by her own acclaimed documentary “Birth of a Family”, Tasha Hubbard’s “Meadowlarks” tells the story of four Cree siblings, separated since childhood and now in […]
28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE Reaction – Zombies Go To 11
A dramatically superior follow-up to the VERY entry in the series, 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE arrives in a time of year that feels like a dumping ground for wide release movies, but I was legit shocked to see a “sequel” of sorts beautifully build a world with two major connecting character points and […]
PRIMATE Review – CHIMPOCALYPSE NOW!
Back at last fall’s Fantastic Fest, I had the opportunity to see Primate at the 2025 Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. It was the opening festival film. During the Q&A, director Johannes Roberts apologized for making RESIDENT EVIL: WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY. It raises my suspicions that studio shenanigans must have happened in the making of […]
Get Reel Movies Podcast #29 – Train Dreams
In this episode, Daniel and Mason dive into the recently released TRAIN DREAMS, a film that offers a deep character study of Robert Granger, portrayed by Joel Edgerton. They discuss the film’s artistic nuances, its setting during a time of immense change in America, and its potential Oscar buzz. Films discussed during this episode: Train […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of AMERICAN SWEATSHOP from Vortex Media!
It has been a while, we admit, but we are happy to have a new contest up on the site! Enter below to win a digital copy of the recently released AMERICAN SWEATSHOP from our partners at Vortex Media! We caught this at SxSW this year and were very impressed by the haunting concept along […]