By: Matt Prazak During the summer of 1987, women are disappearing from the streets of Perth at the hands of serial killer couple John and Evelyn White. Vicki Maloney, an intelligent and charismatic teenager, is spending the weekend at her mother’s house in outer suburbia. After friction between mother and daughter escalates, Vicki defiantly sneaks […]
Film Festivals
Reviews, interviews, and news about film festivals.
CUFF ’17: Anne Hathaway in ‘Colossal’ Review
By: Matt Prazak After Gloria (Anne Hathaway) loses her job and is kicked out of her boyfriend’s apartment, she leaves her life in New York and moves back to her hometown. When news reports surface that a giant creature is destroying Seoul, Korea, Gloria gradually comes to the realization that she is somehow connected to […]
Hot Docs 2017: ‘Pecking Order’ Tries it’s Clucking Best
Slavko Martinov. New Zealand. 88 Min. More Info. In the world of competitive chicken (or chook, as they so lovingly say in New Zealand) pageantry, there can only be one bird at the top. Members of the Christchurch Poultry, Bantam and Pigeon Club in New Zealand take their chickens very seriously. It’s an obsessive way of […]
‘Weirdos’ is Amazingly Weird
By: Daniel Chadwick-Shubat What makes a Canadian film? Is it the awesome portrayal of Canada’s great outdoors exhibited in Sleeping Giant? The wonderful comedy on display in The Grand Seduction? Or is it the honest look at humanity in Away From Her? In my eyes each of those things make Canadian films. Luckily, Weirdos is a film that possesses all […]
‘Personal Shopper’ is Fashionably Frightening
By: Matt Prazak In their follow up to Clouds of Sils Maria, Olivier Assayas and Kristen Stewart take on haunted houses and the fashion industry in Personal Shopper. Stewart plays Maureen, a personal shopper for an A-list celebrity. She also believes she can communicate with her dead brother though she has yet do so. Getting […]
Interview: Oliver Assayas & ‘Personal Shopper’
Get Reel Movies had the chance to see Personal Shopper at the 41st Toronto International Film Festival and after the film we sent guest reviewer Josh Rachlis to talk to director of the film, Oliver Assayas. It was a roundtable interview with different media outlets so below are Josh’s questions. I noticed that there was no humour at […]
Interview: George Mendeluk & ‘Bitter Harvest’
I had the chance to see Bitter Harvest at the Kingston Canadian Film Festival and after the festival Mr. Mendeluk was kind enough to grant an interview over the phone. We talked a lot about the history behind this movie and also dived into the making of the film with some interesting tidbits coming up. […]
‘Paterson’ is Poetry in Motion
By: Debbie Wang “There once was a poet named Paterson He did what most people asked of him He lived with his wife and he lived with his dog And he also drove a bus in Paterson” – An Ode to Paterson It seemed only fitting to start this review off with a short poem […]
Interview: Maren Ade & Toni Erdmann
Mrs. Ade was very kind to grant an interview. We talked during a roundtable at the Toronto International Film Festival, and I had the opportunity to ask a few questions alongside some fellow members of the press. Listed below are my questions. Where did the character of Winifred/Toni Erdmann come from? Ade: Winfried is inspired a […]
2016 Toronto International Film Festival Guests Announced!
We’re super excited for the 41st Toronto International Film Festival and after the announcement of the talent coming to the festival, excitement could be at an all time high. High profile movies making their debut at the festival include; The Promise, The Magnificent Seven, Snowden, Deepwater Horizon and The Edge of Seventeen. Filmmakers, creators and Artists expected to […]
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 […]