By: Tom Magennis Hello there ladies, gentlemen, this is Get Reel Movies’ The Best of Netflix, a new series, dedicated to helping readers who can’t be bothered to go to the Cinema to get the full value out of that most wonderfully addictive streaming service, Netflix. This week, I’m recommending Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will […]
Author: Daniel Chadwick-Shubat
Daredevil S1 E1 “Into the Ring” – TV Review
By: Daniel Chadwick-Shubat Season 2 of Daredevil is out on Netflix and I can honestly say that it’s some of the best TV ever. So in honor of the fantastic second season I decided to go back and re-watch season 1 of Daredevil and Jessica Jones and review each premiere and finale in preparation of Luke Cage this September. Sit back and enjoy… […]
Classic Review: Mad Max (1979)
By: Daniel Chadwick-Shubat Mad Max is one of the best revenge flicks ever made. While its plot is simple and the acting is okay, what makes this movie amazing is the practical effects and stunts, that put most action movies today to shame. George Miller has created a masterpiece that will live on in history as […]
Ballers S1 E1 “Pilot” – TV Review
By: Daniel Chadwick-Shubat The amount of original, critically brilliant content HBO puts out on a yearly basis is amazing. From Silicon Valley to Game of Thrones HBO puts out content that draws in fans and critics alike creating an almost cult like status. But ladies and gentlemen I bring tidings of great joy. HBO have finally produced […]
Top 10 Most Anticipated Blockbusters of 2016
Big event movies aren’t dead yet… Sure, we live in a Golden Age of television right now. Stretching from Fargo to American Crime Story: The People vs O.J. Simpson through to the recently finished Breaking Bad and Mad Men. But let’s not count out the blockbuster yet. There are so many exciting and thrilling movies on the horizon. 2016 alone has […]
Game of Thrones Season 6 Portraits
Game of Thrones will be returning soon and in anticipation EW have released character portraits. Featured are Arya Stark, Daenarys Targaryen, Cersei Lannister and more… Notice anyone missing? What are your thoughts on Game of Thrones Season 6? Will it be better than the previous season? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below…
Point Break – Lots of Potential but it Falls Flat
By: Daniel Chadwick-Shubat The original Point Break is in many eyes a classic. Sadly I have yet to see it, but in a way that’s good. Unlike many movie fans I couldn’t compare the remake and original, thus letting me judge the remake more fairly than most. The verdict? It falls short, not offering any palpable story, […]
Slow West – A Perfect Blend of Comedy and Drama
By: Daniel Chadwick-Shubat Good westerns are a rare breed in Hollywood these days. Not since The Coen Brothers’ True Grit has there been a western that an audience can really jump into and enjoy. But last year Westerns were revived. But a potential classic in the Western genre is the feature film debut from John Maclean, Slow […]
Top 10 Alan Rickman Movies
By: Daniel Chadwick-Shubat The world was shocked by the news a few months ago, that Alan Rickman, an acting legend had passed away from cancer at the age of 69. This was only a few days after losing the music legend David Bowie. The world was obviously in shock and the tributes were in their […]
Legend – From Rags to Riches
By: Daniel Chadwick-Shubat Legend is the latest installment in a long history of gangster movies. But this movie is a completely different cup of tea. Part Peaky Blinders, part Goodfellas this movie shows the audience something they’ve never really seen on the big screen… gangsters in England. Something amazing transpires on the screen during the 131 minute running time. […]
Trumbo – One Legend of the Screen Playing Another
By: Daniel Chadwick-Shubat Hollywood has a fascination with itself that no other industry has. It constantly makes mistakes, and loves to project those mistakes onto the biggest screen possible… and then give the people behind the film awards. But thankfully this doesn’t mean boring, non-entertaining documentaries, but rather fascinating biopics that feature fantastic acting, top […]
House of Cards S4 E1 “Chapter 40” – TV Review
By: Daniel Chadwick-Shubat (Spoilers Ahead) The epitome of good TV is a concept that people can buy into and watch for hours on end. House of Cards has offered that for years, now going into it’s 4th season it has once again proved to be a thoroughly entertaining and addicting show. Many people complained that nothing happened in […]
Spotlight – A Movie to Skip Church For
By: Daniel Chadwick-Shubat There are a lot of well-crafted movies out there. There are also a lot of captivating stories to be seen. Not often do you get a movie that can be defined as both. Spotlight, however, is a tremendous movie that incorporates both and does it excellently with a fantastic ensemble, fluid writing and sure […]
Interview: Robert Budreau & Born to be Blue
Robert Budreau is an award-winning director, writer and producer at Lumanity Productions based in Toronto and Los Angeles. His most recent feature is a jazz film called Born To Be Blue about legendary jazz artist Chet Baker and his rise and fall from fame. It stars Ethan Hawke and Carmen Ejogo. His debut feature film That […]