Presented here are my top five favourite animated films of 2023, and they’re listed from best to least. These mini-reviews encapsulate why I think they work. Not only do they represent the best in narrative design but also they are worth seeing time and time again. SPIDER-MAN ACROSS THE SPIDER VERSE This sequel ups the […]
TITANIC on 4k Blu Ray – A Visually Spectacular Disaster
It was the ship that many claimed could never sink. But it did. You all know the story. One of the most legendary stories in history happened in 1912 when a passenger ship sent out from England to New York City. 2200 people were on board and there were many aspects to the boat, from […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of IMMEDIATE FAMILY from Mongrel Media
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway and we have a truly awesome movie for music lovers! Enter below to win an Apple TV Digital Copy of IMMEDIATE FAMILY from our always amazing partners at Mongrel Media. ABOUT: IMMEDIATE FAMILY tracks the rise and collaborations of a group of legendary session musicians Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, Russ […]
STAR TREK: THE PICARD LEGACY – Now That’s A Gift!
As a life-long fan of STAR TREK, one of the many powerful aspects of the series is how it has grown and evolved over the years and remained such a solid form of entertainment dating all the way back to the 1960s with the Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) era and especially the movie […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of THE PORTRAIT from Mongrel Media
It’s a new Get Reel Giveaway! Enter below to win an Apple TV Digital Copy code for THE PORTRAIT from our always supportive partners at Mongrel Media! ABOUT: After her husband is devastated by a tragic accident, a devoted wife obsesses over a mysterious portrait that resembles him as he was; but when it starts […]
Between CANDY CANE LANE and DOLEMITE IS MY NAME, My Money is on the Latter.
Eddie Murphy’s family friendly films should be a sub-genre in itself. Not only are they thematically similar, but also sometimes offer some payoff that viewers can part with. However, his best movies are those when he’s allowed to be raunchy and off the wall, like DOLEMITE IS MY NAME (2019). But when he has to […]
Whistler Film Festival 2023 – Back To The Cool
It feels good to be back at the world’s coolest film festival. 2023 has been a real return to form for this long time film-festival lover. Attending both SxSW and TIFF this year has fully restored the faith that movies are still amazing not only on the big screen but in a like-minded culture of […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of JOAN BAEZ: I AM A NOISE from Mongrel Media
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway and we have a doc up for grabs! Enter below to win a Digital Copy of JOAN BAEZ: I AM A NOISE from our partners at Mongrel Media. ABOUT: Facing the end of a 60-year musical career, legendary singer and activist Joan Baez takes an honest look back and a […]
THE HOLDOVERS Review – The Holiday Movie You Didn’t Know You Needed
Upon first glance, this period piece, directed by Alexander Payne and set in a New England prep school over the 1970/71 Christmas break gives off a whiff of the boarding school classic DEAD POETS SOCIETY (1989). Yet it quickly morphs into a very different film which goes in totally unexpected directions. The boarding school here […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of HANDS THAT BIND from Mongrel Media
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway! Enter below to win an Apple TV Digital Copy of HANDS THAT BIND from our always supportive partners at Mongrel Media! ABOUT: A farm hand struggles to establish roots for his family in a world that is increasingly unfamiliar and, as a darkness settles over the land and mysterious occurrences […]
NOT LET (A)STRAY WITH THIS CANINE COMEDY ON HOME VIDEO
When Reggie (Will Ferrell) is led astray in the adult canine comedy STRAYS, I had to wonder when this Border Terrier will see the light? His master, Doug (Will Forte), is a ne’er-do-well, and he only adopted the dog because his girlfriend at the time adored him. But now that they split up, he should […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of TRIPPED UP from Mongrel Media
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway! Enter below to win an Apple TV Digital Copy of the new movie TRIPPED UP from our partners at Mongrel Media! ABOUT: Aspiring chef Lizzy sets off with her friends to compete in a prestigious food festival. What begins as a calculated career move quickly turns into a heartwarming misadventure. […]
Fantastic Fest Reaction – COBWEB
Kim Jee-woon is the mastermind behind this dark, dark comedy about the making of a film in 1970s South Korea. “Described as an experimental and genre-defying drama shot entirely on sound stages in support of a film-within-a-film narrative,” on IMDB, that only begins to explain the contours of this fabulous period piece. Here, Director Kim […]
TAYLOR SWIFT: THE ERAS TOUR Review – 100% Pure Adrenaline
When I think of the name Taylor Swift I think of an incredibly famous, powerful and beautiful woman who has really transcended the world stage in entertainment and seems to have mostly done it all by herself. I have always been a casual fan of her work and on occasion had some of her songs […]
Contest: Win an Apple TV Digital Copy of BOUDICA: QUEEN OF WAR from Mongrel Media
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway! Enter below to win an Apple TV Digital Copy of BOUDICA: QUEEN OF WAR from our always supportive partners at Mongrel Media. ABOUT: After her family is slain and her land stolen, warrior queen Boudica (Olga Kurylenko) leads a fierce rebellion against the Roman Empire, inspiring her people to fight […]