When a dopey young exterminator discovers there’s another version of her out in the world, she begins to question her life choices. Having its Texas Premiere in the Narrative Shorts Competition, we talk with THE OTHER MORGAN director Alison Rich. Is this your first SxSW experience? It is! I am so thrilled. SXSW always seems […]
SxSW 2021 Interview – A TALE BEST FORGOTTEN director Tomas Stark
In a house by a river that lamented as it ran, lived a father, and his daughter, and the dog-headed man… A murder ballad. Having it’s North American Premiere in the Midnight Shorts section, we spoke to filmmaker Tomas Stark on A TALE BEST FORGOTTEN. How did you first hear about SxSW and wishing to […]
MINARI review – A Slice of Life Presentation
It isn’t often that a movie can be described as endearing, yet that was the feeling that permeated MINARI (Lee Isaac Chung). The film has a ‘slice of life’ presentation, as it follows a tumultuous period for a Korean family. Moving from California, we join the family in their car, as they follow a moving […]
Facebook Contest – Win a copy of NOTTURNO from Elevation Pictures!
We never stop with the Get Reel Giveaways! Our friends at Elevation Pictures and Taro PR have sent over some contest copies for the new documentary NOTTURNO; Gianfranco Rosi’s new documentary is an immersive portrait of those trying to survive in the war-torn Middle East. An official selection of TIFF, NOTTURNO is NOW available for […]
SxSW 2021 Interview – MARVIN’S NEVER HAD COFFEE BEFORE director Andrew Carter
Marvin Wexler tries coffee for the first time and desperately tries to talk about it with anyone who will listen. We spoke with filmmaker Andrew Carter where MARVIN’S NEVER HAD COFFEE will be premiering as part of the Narrative Shorts Competition. You are back! Tell me about your previous experience here at SxSW and what […]
Facebook Contest – Win STRAY on Apple TV from Mongrel Media!
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway and this time for STRAY, a movie that is beloved by the GRM team! We saw this at last year’s Whistler Film Festival and you can read more about it HERE. Head on over to our Facebook Page to enter! Contest runs now until March 5th. ABOUT: This beautiful film […]
SxSW 2021 Interview – Meet the team from I WENT TO THE DANCE, fully restored for SxSW!
“I WENT TO THE DANCE/J’AI ETE AU BAL is a feature-length documentary made in the late 1980s by Arhoolie Records producer, Chris Strachwitz, the late celebrated filmmaker Les Blank and me. The film has been digitally restored in 5k, a rare process for a documentary film, through Blank’s son, Harrod, and digital restoration magician Anthony […]
Facebook Contest – Win MY SALINGER YEAR on Apple TV from Mongrel Media!
It’s a new Get Reel Giveaway and we are THRILLED to feature the much-anticipated new title MY SALINGER YEAR from Mongrel Media! We have some Apple TV digital copies up for grabs, so visit our Facebook page to enter. Contest runs now until March 5th. ABOUT: In New York City in the late ‘90s, Joanna […]
SxSW 2021 Interview – THE GOOD WIFE’S GUIDE director Chloe Merriman
As part of the Texas High School Shorts Program, THE GOOD WIFE’S GUIDE is a take on 1950s housewife culture based off of Housekeeping Monthly‘s article “The Good Wife’s Guide” published in 1955. We spoke with director Chloe Merriman who is premiering the title at SxSW 2021 Online. Welcome to SxSW and congratulations! Is this […]
SxSW 2021 Interview – HOLOGRAPHIC DREAMS & A REALLY DARK COMEDY writer Jackson Coates
HOLOGRAPHIC DREAMS, which is about a teenage boy goes on an exploration of his own fears about death, religion, and sin is celebrating its Texas Premiere, and A REALLY DARK COMEDY is having its world premiere at SxSW Online; In a frantic rush to ask his crush out to prom, Gus and his friend Elliot […]
SxSW 2021 Interview – THE EXPECTED director Carolina Sandvik
Having its North American premiere at SxSW 2021 Online, THE EXPECTED is about a father-to-be ends up in a feverish nightmare after a miscarriage, when a strange entity seems to be growing in the mother’s blood. We spoke to director Carolina Sandvik ahead of the film’s screening in the Animated Shorts Competition. Welcome to SxSW! […]
Ten Decades of Oscars: YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU (1938)
Hello! And welcome to the second installment of my weekly feature Ten Decades of Oscars where each week I’ll watch every Best Picture from a given decade, then choose one to discuss at length. This week, it’s Frank Capra’s YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU, which won top prize in 1938. The film follows the […]
Facebook Contest Weekend! Win copies of THE MAURITANIAN, THE WORLD TO COME, ZAPPA & THE END OF THE STORM!
It’s another weekend of Get Reel Giveaways over on our Facebook Page! We have FOUR new titles up for grabs! All are in separate posts on Facebook and you are welcome to enter all of them! See below for previews and information on each title. THE MAURITANIAN ABOUT: Directed by Kevin Macdonald and based on […]
Facebook Contest – Win a Free Rental of MINARI on the Cineplex Store!
From our always-wonderful promo partners at Taro PR, Elevation Pictures & Cineplex, we have a few rental codes for the much-anticipated new release MINARI up for grabs! ABOUT: A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. Amidst the challenges of this new life in the strange and […]
A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX review – Free Your Mind
Ask yourself “Did you want to visit this website?” If you believe that our world might not exist, then your visit might be the result of forces beyond your understanding. A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX (Rodney Ascher) explores the belief of simulation theory. This idea is not new, and has been a mainstay of recent […]