Hey Canada! Quick one here, but do you want to see Fran Kranz’s directorial debut MASS in cinemas this weekend? Send us an email at the link below to enter! Thanks to our partners at MK2 Mile End & Route 504 PR for this giveaway! ABOUT: Years after an unspeakable tragedy tore their lives apart, […]
NO TIME TO DIE Review – It’s All Over, Mr. Bond
First things first, I am very glad cinemas are open again and audiences are finally able to see some of the movies that have been long-delayed. Even back at the start of the pandemic in early 2020, there were full on trailers AND advance tickets available for the THEN long-awaited James Bond movie NO TIME […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of MAYDAY from Mongrel Media!
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway! Enter via the handy form below to win a Digital Copy of MAYDAY from our partners at Mongrel Media! ABOUT: Ana is transported to a dreamlike and dangerous land where she joins an army of girls engaged in a never-ending war along a rugged coast. Though she finds strength in […]
INDIANA JONES COLLECTION on 4k – Keeping Up With The Joneses in Ultra High-Def
The adventure of Indy is now at its most visual best. This much-awaited 4k release sees a full restoration of all of the Indiana Jones movies and it is a release to celebrate. It took me a bit of time to power through this incredible film series, but the work was worth it. These are […]
Contest – Win a Digital Copy of SUMMERTIME from LevelFilm!
It’s a new Get Reel Giveaway! Enter via the handy below form to win a copy of festival favourite SUMMERTIME from our partners at LevelFilm and Route504 PR! “It feels like Slacker for a new generation, which I really appreciated… This feels like one of the most L.A. films I’ve ever seen.” Amy Nicholson, FilmWeek […]
The Best Movies of TIFF 2021 – The Burning Eyes of a Unique Year
It was great to write about my TIFF experiences earlier this week, but what about the movies themselves? Maybe it was because I was breathing through a cloth for 10 days straight and barely able to enjoy a popcorn or even sparkling water with a movie while I was working my way through the TIFF […]
Contest: Win a PAW PATROL Prize Pack & Digital Copies from Elevation Pictures!
Hey Canada! Believe it or not, team Get Reel Movies are Paw Patrol fans! The recent release of the movie was a hit with all ages and even critics too, including our festival-loving Managing Editor. Thanks to our friends at Elevation and Taro, they have sent over some Paw Patrol prizes to entertain the whole […]
The TIFF 2021 Experience – The Year of The Masked & Vaxxed Film Festival
After a week of hard sleep and after a pretty irritating plane back home, I have been reflecting on one very strange year at the 2021 edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. The fact that a major world film festival even went on as it did this year is somewhat of a miracle, and […]
TIFF 2021 Interview – WHETHER THE WEATHER IS FINE director Carlo Francisco Manatad
“The film is set in the aftermath of the strongest typhoon to make landfall in the Philippines, Typhoon Haiyan. It’s a story about a mother and son traversing their way, trying to find liberty and freedom amidst the destruction of their space. The film is a probing reversal of how films about the greater tragedy […]
TIFF 2021 Interview – TERRORIZERS director Wi Ding Ho
“This is a story about a young man who commits a public slashing and what happens before and after. At first, the way you follow the narrative is pretty much the way you read the social news; you read the headline and you are told what is leading up to the event. As the news […]
TIFF 2021 Interview – SILENT LAND director Aga Woszczyńska
SILENT LAND is a film about the collapse of a relationship, but more than that it is about the collapse of the value system in the world today, about the indifference to reality and social lethargy. Ultimately, my film is a tale about alienation not only from each other but also from the world, about […]
TIFF 2021 Interview – THE DEVIL’S DRIVERS director Daniel Carsenty
“In the shell of a high-paced action thriller, lies hidden an intimate portrait of a human trafficker trying to provide for his family in one of the most dangerous regions of our world.” Filmmaker Daniel Carsenty on THE DEVIL’S DRIVERS which is playing at the 2021 edition of TIFF. Hey! You have a movie at […]
TIFF 2021 Interview – WILDHOOD director Bretten Hannam
WILDHOOD is about a teenager, Link, who has a Mi’kmaw mother and white father. Believing his mother is dead, he’s mainly raised by his dad in a trailer pack, but he doesn’t really fit in there and his dad treats him and his younger half-brother like crap. One day Link finds a pile of letters […]
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 – It’s Good To Be Back
Hello TIFF 2021. It’s good to be back at an actual film festival in person this time around. Of course a lot has happened in the last two years and I feel like I don’t need to remind you of the world around us. Many things have changed. You and I have changed. But you look […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of F9 from Universal Pictures!
It’s a BIG Get Reel Giveaway! We are thrilled to partner up with Universal to give away some Digital Copies of F9! Enter the below link to win a Digital Copy (via Google Play, which will redeem to 4k HDR) to add to your Google/YouTube library! ABOUT: No matter how fast you are, no one […]