Even in a sea of horror franchises, there’s something that really stands out about THE CONJURING and its offshoot, the ANNABELLE series. Like with many features this year, THE CONJURING has been delayed for quite a while and finally enjoyed a successful theatrical release. The Warrens (the always terrific Patrick Wilson and Vera Farminga) return […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of BLACK CONFLUX from Vortex Media!
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway! We are thrilled to have some Digital Copies sent to us for BLACK CONFLUX, which is one of our favourite Canadian movies in the last couple of years. BLACK CONFLUX premiered at TIFF 2019 and recently had a theatrical release, and Vortex Media has partnered with us to promote their […]
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 25th Anniversary Blu-Ray Review: It’s 90’s Ethan Hunt!
What’s not to love about the MISSION IMPOSSIBLE series? This is my personal favourite franchise these days as all of the movies are smart, story-driven action pictures made for adults, in a world that seems to be falling to cartoonish superhero titles, sequels and remakes. This has always been a curious series to me as […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of CRYPTOZOO from Mongrel Media!
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway! Enter below to win a Digital Copy of CRYPTOZOO from our partners at Mongrel Media! Cryptozookeepers try to capture a Baku, a dream-eating hybrid creature of legend, and start wondering if they should display these beasts or keep them hidden and unknown. Directed by Dash Shaw & featuring the voice […]
PAW PATROL: THE MOVIE Review – It’s A Doggone Crazy Time!
Hearing positive reviews of the new PAW PATROL really had me curious. I have never seen the Canadian-based TV show on which it’s based, but I DID see some other movies this summer and over-heard excited kids when this trailer played before the feature started. So I know there was interest and there was a […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of THE GREEN KNIGHT from Elevation Pictures!
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway! Recently we gave away a few theatrical screening passes for THE GREEN KNIGHT. If you didn’t get a chance to enter (or even win) that contest, we have another chance to see the movie with your very own Digital Copy via Apple TV from our partners at Elevation Pictures! An […]
A QUIET PLACE PART II on 4k – Ultra High Def Spooks
One of the many examples of a studio picture that waited it out through the pandemic, A QUIET PLACE PART II has been awaited by many film fans ever since its initial delay right at the beginning of the world change in March, 2020. In fact, I even had tickets booked for a special double […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of NAKED SINGULARITY from LevelFilm!
We can’t stop with the Get Reel Giveaways! Enter below to win a Digital Copy of NAKED SINGULARITY on Apple TV from our pals at LevelFilm! ABOUT: Starring John Boyega, Olivia Cooke, Bill Skarsgård, Ed Skrein, Linda Lavin, and Tim Blake Nelson. Naked Singularity tells the story of Casi (John Boyega), a promising young NYC […]
Almost Famous 4k Review – The Golden God of Ultra High Def
On the road with Stillwater. What a glorious time. For William Miller (Patrick Fugit), a teenage kid who fell in love with music and could also write about it, got the chance to go on the road with the up and coming band and get to see the first-hand experiences of an up-and-coming band in […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of WHEN HITLER STOLE PINK RABBIT from LevelFilm!
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway! Enter below to win a Digital Copy of WHEN HITLER STOLE PINK RABBIT from our friends at LevelFilm! ABOUT: The story of a Jewish family’s escape from 1933 Berlin to Europe tackles prejudice, exile, displacement and adaptation, as told from the perspective of the author’s alter ego, nine year-old Anna […]
Fantasia Film Festival 2021 – Genre-Style Reviews & Remote Thoughts
It has been another crazy year of film festivals, and one that we have always loved & supported out of Montreal is the long-running genre festival Fantasia Festival. Both Antonio Quintero & myself (Jason) are fans of the bizarre, having also attended Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas many times. We are hoping next year that […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of SWAN SONG from Mongrel Media!
Hey Canada! Any Udo Kier fans out there? We screened this at SxSW earlier this year and it’s a delightfully odd movie. Our friends at Mongrel Media have sent over some Digital Copy codes and we would love to get one into your library! Fill out the below form to enter. ABOUT: SWAN SONG follows […]
FREE GUY Review – That One With That Guy
Yet another long-awaited delay due to the world events at hand, FREE GUY has been a simple movie poster of Ryan Reynolds slowly tearing a T-shirt and many people wondering exactly when this movie would come out. Would it go straight to video on demand services, or would it just wait it out for when more […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of LORELEI on Apple TV from Vortex Media!
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway! Enter below to win a Digital Copy of LORELEI starring Jena Malone from our media partners at Vortex Media! ABOUT: A man is released from prison after 15 years. He reunites with his high school girlfriend, now a single mother of three. What follows is a story of love, regret, […]
VAL Review – Kilmer Forever
I didn’t know about Val Kilmer’s battle with throat cancer before this film. Blame my inability to keep up with the latest celebrity news or the fact that Kilmer has always struggled to remain a prominent presence in Hollywood media, but the ads for VAL—the new documentary on his past, present, and possible future—took me […]