It was the busiest year ever for this film fan, and my co-writer Paul Gratton were on the ground hitting as many movies. I know I was even more hardcore than he was as I was doing 5-6 movies a day and risking my health, sleep and coffee addiction to the max! But this is […]
Author: Jason Whyte
Fanastic Fest 2026 – Get Your Genre On
While Paul & I are finishing off this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and couldn’t be having a better time, our hero Anna Hanks is in Austin covering the 2026 edition of this year’s Fantastic Fest, taking place entirely While I (Jason) be there as TIFF is running at the same time, I have covered […]
TIFF 2026 Reaction – I Play Rocky
One of the biggest movies coming to theaters this fall is I Play Rocky, the highly anticipated Sylvester Stallone bio-pic that you and I both know is going to light up cinema screens to big numbers. Both Paul & I were lucky to see I Play Rocky which, as you will soon read, is one […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2026 – Jason’s Festival Diary From A to Z!
I watch so many movies at the Toronto International Film Festival that I hardly have time to write in-depth about them….but I DO take my notes! For the 2026 edition, along with our feature reactions and my Top 10 of the fest along with Paul, I also present my notes of (nearly) everything I am […]
TIFF 2026 Reaction – Fjord
Paul & I are rolling into press screenings at the legendary 14-screen Scotiabank Theatre like a boss! We wound up seeing a few of the same movies but eventually, these two writing movie souls must go their separate ways and cover the heck out of the 2026 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. Here’s […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2026 Edition – Two Movie Buffs Collide In Toronto
Has it been 51 years already? The 2026 edition of Toronto International Film Festival starts Thursday, and I am back in the big city to take on as many movies as possible in 11 days without passing out on King Street next to a streetcar. As I get older and ascend into 20+ years of […]
The Dog Stars Reaction – Perfect For The Dog House
What did both Paul & myself think of the latest Ridley Scott opus The Dog Stars? The movie features Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley & Guy Pearce, among others, in a post-apocalyptic survival tale. Read on! Paul’s Reaction: A handsome, smoothly directed feature from the prolific Ridley Scott that suffers from the sheer over-familiarity […]
The End of Oak Street Reaction – It’s a Dinosauras Time!
Summer isn’t over yet! We both take a look at The End of Oak Street which is now playing in cinemas everywhere! About: After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports their neighborhood to someplace unknown, the Platt family soon discovers that their very survival depends on them sticking together as […]
The Wrong Girls Reaction – Feels Odd Man
Both Paul & myself take a look at the quietly released The Wrong Girls featuring a lot of stoner madness. Does it live up to the “buzz”? Sorry, bad joke. Read on! About: Kristen Stewart and Alia Shawkat lead stoner comedy ‘The Wrong Girls,’ which finds two codependent friends living paycheck to paycheck (and bong […]
Cookie Queens Reaction – Knowing The Cookie Hustle
It is always a challenge when I just can’t fit a good looking film festival doc into my schedule, and Cookie Queens was an audience favourite at this year’s South By Southwest Film & TV Festival and of course hit my radar AFTER the movie screened and could not watch it in Austin. Months later […]
Super Troopers 3 Reaction – Will The Third Time Be The Charm?
Our Paul Gratton takes a look at the Broken Lizard team gearing up again for another round of silliness in Super Troopers 3. Yours truly also has a brief reaction as well below. About: When Farva’s over-the-top Indian engagement to Thorny’s sister spirals into chaos, the Super Troopers must navigate Thorny’s schemes to break up […]
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 […]
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 […]
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Reaction – There’s Still Life In This Girl
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 […]
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 […]