After the wonderful SMALL TOWN WISCONSIN, one of the very best of the festival, you would think that Whistler Film Festival is starting to decelerate. But no, WFF is just getting warmed up! Two big additions to Day 8 include Julian Temple’s awesome new rock doc and a tight British drama, both of which were […]
Author: Jason Whyte
Whistler Film Festival Day 7: The Beauty & Perfect Americana of Small Town Wisconsin
For this film loving fan, Day 7 of this year’s Whistler Film Festival is the most important one to me. I have been waiting many months to write this article; so much so that another good movie that premieres today (THE CORRPUTION OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE) was pushed to yesterday as a “sneak preview” as I […]
Whistler Film Festival, Day 6: Quebec Exits & Scary Manitoba Demons In Shortwork Order
It’s Day 6 of Whistler Film Festival and now the festival is officially running LONGER than its usual five days when it’s in Whistler Village. There’s a lot more breathing room and now that there aren’t any industry live-streams until Wednesday, it’s time to buckle down and watch more movies! As it has been mentioned […]
Whistler Film Festival, Day 5: Digging Quebecois Tunnels
If this were an actual in-person Whistler Film Festival, this would be the day that I would be headed to the awards brunch and take a selfie with every single filmmaker that I met over the five days of the festival. For me it’s the photo equivalent of getting your yearbook signed. Alas, I continue […]
Whistler Film Festival Day 4: It’s a BTS NYC Americana
The online edition of Whistler Film Festival keeps rolling on, and it’s right about this time that the fact I’m not walking through the village, moderating Q&A screenings, grabbing a poutine at Zog’s and running into filmmakers and movie buffs is really starting to hit me now. That said, I am still happy I am […]
Whistler Film Festival Day 3: Marinas and Maritimes
It’s Day 3 of #WFF20. What have you seen so far? What are you excited to see the most? These questions are almost at the heart of daily film festival life and something I am asked by other filmgoers on a daily basis, and as I’m sitting in my house writing this to you, sipping […]
Whistler Film Festival Day 2: Stray and Shorts In Danger
Day 2 of the virtual #WFF20 is upon us. Normally this is the day that I would wake up in my hotel room after the opening night party, fully exhausted after covering the opening night gala and party, fully ready to brew an entire pot of coffee and continue live-blogging. Alas, I am sitting at […]
Whistler Film Festival Day 1: Virtual Starter & Sugar Daddies
I love everything about film festivals. Having written about them for nearly 20 years now, it’s not only a personal passion but I also enjoy spreading the word of the movies I see to an audience. Getting to see movies throughout a select amount of days, meeting the filmmakers, talking movies and shop with fellow […]
Apple TV Review – The Personal History of David Copperfield
The latest movie by IN THE LOOP slash VEEP slash THE DEATH OF STALIN filmmaker Armando Iannucci, THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD is a very light-hearted and modern take on the old Charles Dickens classic, this time focusing on the early years of the title character, here played by Dev Patel as we experience […]
Review – THE WAR WITH GRANDPA – DeNiro Hits The Lowest Common Denominator
THE WAR WITH GRANDPA is a very insulting experience; insulting to those who watch it but even more insulting to the people who acted and made it. It feels like every moment of watching this movie my IQ dropping and my intelligence obliterated, right to the point of the Even from the very first scene, […]
Review – Bruce Springsteen’s LETTER TO YOU Is An Absolute Gift.
“I started playing the guitar because I was looking for someone to correspond with. And after all this time I still feel that need to talk to you.” — The Boss. The best movie I saw in a cinema in 2019 was WESTERN STARS, a complete masterpiece of a concert film that I likened to […]
Review – HONEST THIEF: Neeson as less-tough-than-usual bad guy
Will someone just let Tom Carter turn himself in already? That’s the interesting premise behind HONEST THIEF, a more slowed-down actioner featuring yet another gruff lead performance from the always reliable Liam Neeson. I feel like every couple of months, even during this current pandemic, that he suddenly appears in a movie and I want […]
Apple TV Review – THE HIGH NOTE
Yet another movie that was supposed to shine across cinema screens across the country in 2020, the recently online-released THE HIGH NOTE truly is, if you’ll forgive the cliche, a “feel great movie”. It tells what could have been a familiar meet-cute romantic drama but takes on a terrific power with strong characters you care […]
Film Review – GREYHOUND
GREYHOUND, which was originally supposed to have a release to theaters this summer until a certain pandemic hit our planet, will instead make its way to Apple TV+ as an Apple Originals release. In a way this is a bit on the sad side as this WWII actioner is a big screen experience with incredible […]
THE HIGH NOTE – Join the Twitter Party!
We at Get Reel Movies are big fans of the recently released THE HIGH NOTE starring Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross and Kelvin Harrison Jr. Even MORE excited that on Friday night the filmmakers are hosting a Twitter Party screening of the movie. ABOUT: We’ll have participants from all over watching together at 6:30pm PST […]