By: Debbie Wang “There once was a poet named Paterson He did what most people asked of him He lived with his wife and he lived with his dog And he also drove a bus in Paterson” – An Ode to Paterson It seemed only fitting to start this review off with a short poem […]
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‘The Founder’ Leaves You Craving Justice Instead of Fries
By: Debbie Wang “Pure Dick magic” is a real sentence that a real actor said in a real movie about the “real” founder of McDonald’s. Though this line of dialogue got a big laugh from the audience, it surprisingly highlights the heart and soul of what McDonald’s once was – the ingenuity, passion, and *magic* […]
‘Southside With You’ is a Respectable First Feature
By: Debbie Wang The most fitting analogy that can be made for Southside With You is strangely about a good barbecue. Everyone knows the best barbecue is cooked slowly in order to be nice and tender. Southside With You does just that. Moving at what seems to be an impossibly slow pace, the result is a tender film about […]
Brilliance Takes a Nose Dive Mid-Way Through ‘The Light Between Oceans’
By: Debbie Wang Derek Cianfrance artfully adapts M. L. Stedman’s book of the same name into a touching romantic period film starring Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander. Those two names would be enough to fill seats in the theatre, but it surely doesn’t hurt moi recognizes Cianfrance’s name from Blue Valentine and The Places Beyond […]
Contest: Enter to Win “A Perfect Day” on DVD
Courtesy of Pacific Northwest Pictures there are 3 DVD copies of A Perfect Day up for grabs across Canada. The contest will run from September 2nd until September 7th when the winners will be announced across Get Reel Movies‘ social media platforms. Synopsis: Based on the book Dejarse Llover by Paula Farias – a doctor emergency coordinator, and author – A Perfect Day looks […]
Contest: Enter to Win Passes to the Advance Screening of “Deepwater Horizon”
Elevation Pictures and Get Reel Movies want to take readers and listeners to an advanced screening of Deepwater Horizon! Screenings will take place in Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Victoria and Halifax on Wednesday, September 28, 2016. Synopsis: On April 20th, 2010, one of the largest man-made disaster occurred on the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. Directed […]
Contest: Enter to Win Passes to the Advance Screening of “Bridget Jones’s Baby”
Universal Pictures Canada and Get Reel Movies want to take readers and listeners to see Bridget Jones’s Baby. Screenings take place Wednesday, September 14, 2016 in Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Montreal (English only), Calgary, Winnipeg and Edmonton. Synopsis: She’s back. She’s pregnant. And she’s still single. This fall, Bridget Jones has two choices, one decision and endless possibilities. Universal Pictures presents Renee Zellweger, […]
‘Sausage Party’ is Raunchy, but Smarter than Expected
By: Debbie Wang It’s safe to say that anyone who walks into Sausage Party knowing it’s from the minds of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg is expecting some crude language, more than a handful of wiener jokes (two puns there), and a scene or two where someone gets ridiculously high. What’s unexpected is when a movie that you think […]
Contest: Enter to Win Passes to the Advance Screening of “The Light Between Oceans”
DreamWorks Pictures and Get Reel Movies want to take readers and listeners to see The Light Between Oceans, based on the best-selling novel by M.L. Stedman and starring Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender. Screenings take place on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 in Toronto, Waterloo, Ottawa, Vancouver, Montreal (English only), Calgary, Winnipeg and Edmonton. Synopsis: DreamWorks Pictures’ […]
Contest: Enter to Win Passes to the Advance Screening of “Ben-Hur”
Paramount Pictures Canada and Get Reel Movies want to take readers and listeners to an advance screening of Ben-Hur! The screening will take place in Ottawa on Wednesday, August 17, 2016. Synopsis: Ben-Hur is the epic story of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother Messala (Toby Kebbell), an […]
Contest: Enter to Win Passes to the Advance Screening of “Edge of Winter”
level FILM and Get Reel Movies want to take readers and listeners to an advance screening of Edge of Winter! The screening will take place in Toronto on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 and in Vancouver on Friday, August 19, 2016. Synopsis: Stranded at a remote cabin in the wintertime, two siblings (Tom Holland, Percy Hynes […]
Contest: Enter to Win Passes to the Advance Screening of “The Music of Strangers”
The Archive and Get Reel Movies want to take readers and listeners to an advanced screening of The Music of Strangers! The screening will take place in Toronto on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Synopsis: Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and other international artists of The Silk Road Project discuss their philosophies on music and culture. Check out the trailer: Artwork: To enter to win, […]
Contest: Enter to Win Passes to the Advance Screening of “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates”
20th Century Fox Films Canada and Get Reel Movies want to take readers and listeners to an advance screening of Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates! Screenings will be taking place in Toronto and Ottawa on Wednesday, June 29, 2016. Synopsis: Hard-partying brothers Mike (Adam Devine) and Dave (Zac Efron) place an online ad to find the perfect dates […]
Contest: Enter to Win Passes to the Advance Screening of “The Legend of Tarzan”
Warner Brothers Pictures Canada and Get Reel Movies want to take readers and listeners to an advance screening of The Legend of Tarzan! Screenings will be taking place in Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Halifax on Wednesday, June 29, 2016. Synopsis: It has been years since the man once known as Tarzan (Skarsgård) left the jungles of Africa behind […]
Contest: Enter to Win “The Legend of Barney Thompson” on DVD
Courtesy of Pacific Northwest Pictures there are 2 DVD copies of The Legend of Barney Thompson up for grabs across Canada. The contest will run from June 14th until June 19th when the winners will be announced across Get Reel Movies‘ social media platforms. Synopsis: Barney Thomson is an awkward barber who inadvertently stumbles into serial murder, with both absurd and macabre consequences. […]