It’s a BIG new movie day in North America with the highly anticipated Spider-Man: Brand New Day release! Sure to be one of the biggest hits of the year. Both Paul & I got to see screenings in our respective Toronto & Victoria cinemas, and if you want to know how these two old men […]
Get Reel Movies Welcomes Paul Gratton!
If you have been reading our site for the last two weeks, you may have noticed that I’m not the only one writing for our little movie blog that could. As your humble editor, please join me in welcoming Paul Gratton to our site. Paul is a Toronto-based writer who has had decades of work […]
One Night Only Reaction – The Purge Goes Sexy
If you like meet-cute romantic comedies (a style of movies that I don’t feel come along in mainstream cinema a lot these days), check out our reaction to One Night Only, now playing in cinemas. About: Academy Award® nominee Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown, Top Gun: Maverick) and BAFTA nominee Callum Turner (Masters of the […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of Disclosure Day from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment!
It’s a BIG new Get Reel Giveaway and we have a few digital copy codes for Steven Spielberg’s hit new movie Disclosure Day up for grabs! Enter below to win a free code to redeem on the CosmoGo platform. About: If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, […]
Sheep In The Box Reaction – Kore-Eda’s Thematic Remix
Our amazing writer Paul Gratton takes a look at Sheep In The Box, the latest movie from legendary filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda. About: Set in the near future, Otone Komoto works as an architect. She is married to Kensuke Komoto, who runs a construction company. The married couple decide to welcome a humanoid robot into their […]
I Want Your Sex Reaction – Getting Naughty in the Workplace
It isn’t every day we get to comment on a Gregg Araki movie! I remember seeing his last title White Bird In A Blizzard on a rainy afternoon screening at the 2014 Vancouver International Film Festival. Both Paul Gratton and myself take a look at his latest film, I Want Your Sex. ABOUT: I Want […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of Silent Friend from FilmsWeLike!
It’s a new Get Reel Giveaway! Our wonderful and always supportive friends at FilmsWeLike have sent over some Digital Copy codes for Silent Friend starring the incomparable Tony Leung & more! ABOUT: At the heart of an old German university grows a majestic ginkgo tree, its lifespan measured in centuries. As the years pass, the […]
Son Of Sara Volume 1 Reaction – Rosemary Canadian Style
Our Paul Gratton takes a look at the new Canadian horror feature Son Of Sara, now playing in limited release in Canada. About: Son of Sara: Volume 1 is a 2025 Canadian horror film about a pregnant woman named Sara who experiences strange visions and sinister cravings, culminating in a bloody dinner party nightmare. Written […]
Cielo Reaction – A Road Trip Through Bolivia
About: Eight-year-old Santa (Fernanda Gutiérrez Aranda) liberates her mother from the hands of an abusive father. Infused with the powers of a goldfish she swallowed whole, she sets off on a fantastical road trip toward a heaven in the sky she believes is as real as the ground beneath her. On her journey through the […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of Stop! That! Train! from Mongrel Media
It’s a new Get Reel Giveaway! Our awesome friends at Mongrel Media have sent over some Apple TV Digital Copy codes of STOP! THAT! TRAIN!, the recently released comedy that caused a case of giggles when we saw it in cinemas! ABOUT: STOP! THAT! TRAIN! follows best friends Tess (Ginger Minj) and DeeDee (Jujubee), train […]
The Outer Threat Reaction – Disclose This!
Our Paul Gratton takes a look at The Outer Threat, now in limited release in Canada! About: After making a groundbreaking extraterrestrial discovery, astrophysicists Daniel and Michelle are forced to flee from home with their family — pursued through the countryside by a relentless and anonymous assailant. As their flight unfolds, the line between cosmic […]
Hadestown: The Musical Reaction – Broadcasting Joy into Cinemas
Both Paul & myself react to the new HADESTOWN: THE MUSICAL which is now making its cinematic debut! About: The live theater capture of the hit musical Hadestown, which won eight Tony Awards in 2019 including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, featuring the five original principals of the […]
Steal Away Reaction – The Two Princesses
Our wonderful new writer Paul Gratton never stops! He’s at it again with a look at the Can-Con feature Steal Away, which premiered at last fall’s Toronto International Film Festival. About: Director Clement Virgo returns with a bold, mesmerizing, and erotically charged thriller, that tells the story of a pair of young women the film’s […]
Remake Reaction – Memory, Loss & the Inevitable Passage of Time
Our Paul Gratton takes a look at the new documentary of Remake, now in limited release in North America. ABOUT: Filmmaker Ross McElwee has spent forty years recording himself and his family, creating documentaries that chronicle the shifting contours of American society through the lens of personal history. His son Adrian grew up inside those […]
Contest – Win a Digital Copy of Best Boy from Vortex Media
It’s a new Get Reel Giveaway and we are so happy to re-launch our contests to give back to our readers! Enter below to win an Apple TV Digital Copy of Best Boy from our friends at Vortex Media! ABOUT: The Canadian psychological thriller Best Boy follows three embattled adult siblings who reunite at a […]
Dastaar Reaction – Murder Those Turban Thieves!
Both Paul & myself are regular attendees of many of the Indian titles that get very small releases in Canadian cinemas. Yet this one comes with quite a bit of controversy even from its own country. Both of us had very wild reactions from our respective screenings! Read below. ABOUT: Dastaar is a 2026 Punjabi […]