Continuing my TIFF reactions, I came across a really strong Canadian documentary called TAUTUKTAVUK (WHAT WE SEE) which screened in the TIFF Docs section. It was a busy festival with a lot of movies seen big and small and I was really happy I got to check this one out. About: After experiencing a traumatic […]
Author: Jason Whyte
TIFF and Fantastic Fest Reaction – SLEEP
Both myself (Jason) and my lovely writer Anna Hanks both saw SLEEP at the respective Toronto International Film Festival and Austin’s Fantastic Fest and we both had some very positive reactions! ABOUT: A marriage is tested after expectant mother Soo-jin (Jung Yu-mi) awakens one night to the eerie sight of her husband Hyun-su (Lee Sun-kyun) […]
TIFF Reaction – Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
ABOUT: Quebec filmmaker Ariane Louis-Seize — whose sultry, stylish coming-of-age study Les petites vagues was named one of Canada’s Top Ten shorts in 2018 — graduates to features with this deadpan horror comedy about a young Montreal bloodsucker who can only feed on people for whom she feels sympathy. Sasha (Sara Montpetit) is a teenage vampire — […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of MAKING TIME from LevelFilm
Yes, we were so busy at TIFF and we are catching up on as many contests as we can for September releases! Enter below to win a Digital Copy of MAKING TIME from our partners at LevelFilm. ‘Making Time’ features the rebels and independents of horology: watchmakers who push the boundaries of the timekeeping invention, […]
TIFF Reaction: The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
My next reaction is for a small but notable American Indie with the VERY long title THE FEELING THAT THE TIME FOR DOING SOMETHING HAS PASSED, which had a mixed reaction during its TIFF premiere this year. About: Writer-director Joanna Arnow brings to her feature debut the singular, acerbic vision she pioneered in her shorts […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of ONCE UPON A TIME IN UGANDA from LevelFilm
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway! Our partners at LevelFilm have sent us some Apple TV Digital Copies of the inspiring doc ONCE UPON A TIME IN UGANDA and we would love to get a copy into your library! Enter at the link below. ABOUT: Set in Uganda, this documentary follows two men from opposite sides […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of DREAMIN’ WILD from LevelFilm
We have another Get Reel Giveaway with a great new movie up for grabs! Enter below to win an Apple TV Digital Copy of DREAMIN’ WILD from LevelFilm! Musical duo Donnie and Joe Emerson spend everything they have to produce a record in the 1970s. Directed by Bill Pohlad (LOVE & MERCY) and starring Casey […]
TIFF Reaction: SEAGRASS
ABOUT: Set a decade or so in the past, Meredith Hama-Brown’s debut feature tells the story of a family on the verge of coming closer together — or drifting further apart. Judith (Ally Maki) is Japanese Canadian; her husband Steve (Luke Roberts) is white. They’re having some problems communicating with each other, so they’ve found […]
Vancouver Contest: Win Passes to an Advance Screening of SOLO from Axia Films & Route 504 PR
Hey Vancouver pals! We have an advance screening of SOLO, Sophie Dupuis’ new movie, happening in Vancouver on October 4th. SOLO recently played the Toronto International Film Festival to great acclaim. ABOUT: Set in Montreal’s vivacious drag scene, this tender character study from writer-director Sophie Dupuis (Underground) focuses on a talented young performer whose past […]
TIFF 2023 Reaction – CHUCK CHUCK BABY
As the start of my TIFF 2023 reactions, I’d like to focus on my top picks of the festival, CHUCK CHUCK BABY, and the below reaction that I furiously typed into my iPad afterwards. I knew that I had just experienced genius and want to follow the journey of Janis Pugh’s wonderful new movie. ABOUT: […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of JULES from LevelFilm!
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway and we have Apple TV Digital Copy codes for a lovely new movie called JULES up for grabs from our friends at LevelFilm! Enter at the link below. ABOUT: Milton lives a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town, but finds his day upended when a UFO […]
Wrapping Up The 2023 Toronto International Film Festival – One For The Books
What a whirlwind experience that the 2023 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival was, and to my delight I had a great experience overall this year. This was a dramatic improvement in the Festival experience in comparison to 2022 which I felt was a pretty lousy experience and one that made me a little […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM from Paramount Pictures
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway! Win a Digital Copy of TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM from our partners at Paramount Pictures! Enter at the link below. ABOUT: In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, after years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New […]
The 2023 Edition of the Toronto International Film Festival – Expect The Unexpected
Unless you have been living under a rock, you are aware of all of the problems currently happening in the film industry. Longest story short, the Hollywood system is on a major strike now for the writers and the actors and nothing is being created or even promoted right now. How this will affect the […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of THIS PLACE from Vortex Media
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway as we gear up for this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, and to get things warmed up we have a few Apple TV codes from TIFF 2022 selection THIS PLACE up for grabs from our partners at Vortex Media. We loved this Canadian Indie from last year’s TIFF, featuring a […]