Continuing my TIFF reaction series, I am now taking a look at one of my favourite Canadian titles from TIFF 2023’s lineup. QUEEN OF MY DREAMS had a really strong reaction from critics and audiences at the festival this year and should be coming out in early 2024. ABOUT: In 1999, the sudden death of […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of BARBER from Vortex Media
We have yet another Get Reel Giveaway! Enter below to win an Apple TV Digital Copy of BEASTS from our partners at Vortex Media starring one of our favourites, Aiden Gillen! ABOUT: Val Barber, a private investigator, is hired by a wealthy widow to find her missing granddaughter. Starring Aiden Gillen, Aisling Kearns, Gary Lydon […]
NO HARD FEELINGS on Blu Ray – Stay For The J-Law
NO HARD FEELINGS feels somewhat rare in 2023; the romantic fish-out-of-water comedy that doesn’t have any visual effects or superheroes. It came and went quickly in cinemas and did pretty decent business, and when I saw it. Lawrence plays Maddie, a down on her luck, early 30s woman trying to make ends meet, and gets […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: DEAD RECKONING PART ONE from Paramount
Happy Monday! We are starting off the week with a BIG new contest with our favourite, Mr. Tom Cruise! Enter below to win an Apple TV Digital Copy of MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE from our partners at Paramount Pictures Canada! ABOUT: Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team embark on their […]
Contest – Win a Digital Copy of THE BEASTS from LevelFilm
Who likes Get Reel Giveaways? We do! We are keeping our contests rolling along with a new one for THE BEASTS. Enter below to win this movie courtesy of our partners at LevelFilm. ABOUT: In this edge-of-your-seat thriller, an expatriate French couple operate an organic farm in the Spanish countryside but clash with villagers. Directed […]
TIFF Reaction – Tautuktavuk/What We See
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 […]
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 — […]
Fantastic Fest Reaction – THE TOXIC AVENGER
What do a big bad chemical company, an old school mop and sense of vengeance give us when they are combined? THE TOXIC AVENGER! The brisk and sprightly new film had its World Premiere as the Opening Night Film at Fantastic Fest 2023 in Austin, Texas. When making a movie based on an earlier property, […]
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 […]
Fantastic Fest Reaction – SAW X
SAW X, the newest instalment of the 20 year-old Saw franchise had its World Premiere as the fourth and final Secret Screening at the 2023 Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. (Though to be fair, it was a general but unsubstantiated rumor at the festival that Saw X was to be the final secret screening.) Despite […]
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 […]