I am always a fan of the the midnight section at film festivals, so of course I had to go check the opening night movie out! Though it was lightly attended, I made my first ever visit to the mammoth SIFF Cinema Egyptian, a true palace of a cinema that feels authentic and old the […]
Author: Jason Whyte
SIFF 2024 Reaction – TIM TRAVERS & THE TIME TRAVELER’S PARADOX
Getting more and more into SIFF features from all over the world, I wanted to focus on a movie made in Seattle’s own yard this time around. TIM TRAVERS & THE TIME TRAVELER’S PARADOX is a wacky sci-fi parable that is for anyone interested in time travel movies. Yeah, you know the one in particular. […]
SIFF Reaction: I’M JUST HERE FOR THE RIOT
Leading off my official reactions to SIFF this year, I wanted to start with a movie that comes right from back home. I’M JUST HERE FOR THE RIOT played at last fall’s Vancouver International Film Festival to high acclaim. As I wasn’t at that festival last fall (Toronto is so close that it gets in […]
SIFF 2024 Reaction – THELMA & An Opening Night I Will Never Forget
As I mentioned many times in my preview article, this is my first time attending the Seattle International Film Festival but immediately I can see and feel the community here. I don’t really know anyone here, but in one day I struck up conversations with several regular festivalgoers, some of whom who have been attending […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of RE:UNITING from Vortex Media!
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway and this time we have an incredibly special Canadian indie gem called RE: UNITING. After a successful release in Canada, the movie is now available to view on all digital platforms. Our wonderful partners at Vortex Media and PenderPR have sent us some Apple TV Digital Copy codes to add to […]
Seattle International Film Festival, 2024 Edition – A Preview of SIFFTY, and my First Ever SIFF
It’s time for the 50th Anniversary of the Seattle International Film Festival, taking place May 9th to the 19th. And it’s my first time ever attending the festival. For this film and festival die-hard, this is a very personal journey for me to go to Seattle to take part in 11 days of movies, Q&A’s, […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of HEY, VIKTOR! from LevelFilm
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway and one that we admired at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival. If you are a fan of the late 1990s classic SMOKE SIGNALS, then you will definitely want to enter below to win an Apple TV Digital Copy of HEY, VIKTOR from our friends at LevelFilm! ABOUT: Twenty-five long […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of SUZE from LevelFilm
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway for our first week in April, and we have a new great movie called SUZE up for grabs! Enter below to win an Apple TV Digital Copy for your library, courtesy of LevelFilm. ABOUT: When her only daughter goes off to university, an empty nest mother gets stuck taking care […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of ANSELM from Mongrel Media
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway and this one is from legendary filmmaker Wim Wenders, who just recently wowed us with his work in PERFECT DAYS! Enter below to win! ABOUT: In ANSELM, Wim Wenders creates a portrait of Anselm Kiefer, one of the most innovative and important painters and sculptors of our time. Shot in […]
SxSW Reaction – THE IDEA OF YOU
It was a glorious final night at the South By Southwest Film & TV Festival, and the team closed out with another Amazon/MGM release with THE IDEA OF YOU from filmmaker Michael Showalter, no stranger to SxSW with his previous movies HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS and THE BIG SICK both having very memorable screenings […]
Contest: Win an Apple TV Digital Copy of SOMETIMES I THINK ABOUT DYING from Vortex Media
It’s a new Get Reel Giveaway to start your April! Enter below to win an Apple TV Digital Copy of SOMETIMES I THINK ABOUT DYING starring Daisy Ridley from our partners at Vortex Media! ABOUT: Synopsis: Fran (Daisy Ridley), who likes to think about dying, makes the new guy at work laugh, which leads to dating […]
ANYONE BUT YOU on Blu Ray – All The Pretty People
Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell are two very visually attractive people in a current day and age where not every movie seems to follow the romantic comedy trend of two good looking people falling in love. So ANYONE BUT YOU feels like a bit of a throwback to the 80s and 90s comedies with a […]
SxSW Reaction – GRAND THEFT HAMLET
Any GTA V fans out there? If so, you might want to keep an eye out for this documentary that I never thought I would see in a long time, and is required viewing for all fans of the theatre. ABOUT: January 2021. The UK is in its 3rd lockdown and all entertainment venues remain […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of CAMPTON MANOR from Vortex Media
Think we’re done with Get Reel Giveaways for the week? Absoutely not! Enter below to win an Apple TV Digital Copy of CAMPTON MANOR from our always wonderful partners at Vortex Media! Directed by: Cat HostickWritten by: Stephen WallisStarring: Shawn Roberts, Jason London, Kenneth Welsh, Julian Richings ABOUT: An author tries to investigate a decades old mystery and finds himself stuck […]
MIGRATION on 4k Blu Ray – Wings Up!
The latest from Universal and Illumination (the latter mostly known for the DESPICABLE ME movies), MIGRATION snuck up on me in its holiday release and eventually won over audiences with a respectable theatrical release. I remember watching the movie in theatres at the end of a busy moviegoing day and having a lot of fun […]