Joseph Clement’s Integral Man was a hit at this year’s Hot Docs Festival. The documentary, filmed over several years, was a passion project for Clement who ended up spending a lot of time with James “Jim” Stewart, the owner of Integral House in Toronto, up until his death in 2014. Not so much a biography of […]
CONTEST: Win ‘Once Upon a Time in Venice’ on Blu-Ray!
Thanks to our friends at VVS Films, we’re giving our fans in Canada a chance to win a copy of Once Upon a Time in Venice on Blu-Ray! How to Win: Like the contest post on Facebook. In the Facebook comments, tell us what flavour of muffin Spyder eats in the film. Hint: You’ll have to watch […]
‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Review: A Refreshing Take on a Classic Character
Your friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man is back and he’s having the time of his life. And so are all his friends. Even the villain. Tom Holland is the newest (age appropriate) Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Homecoming and he’s definitely the best one yet, in case that wasn’t clear enough for you from Civil War. We finally get to see a […]
‘The Journey’ Review: Too Focused on the Final Destination
After 40 years of violence in Northern Ireland, the ability to bring peace lies in the hands of the leaders of the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Féin (the political party of the Irish Republican Army). The Journey is the dramatization of how Ian Paisley (Timothy Spall) and Martin McGuinness (Colm Meaney) eventually managed to put […]
#Canada150: Our Favourite Canadian Actors
Canada’s Day festivities are sadly over but that doesn’t mean that the party has to stop. In our last feature we looked at some of our team’s favourite Canadian actresses. So it was inevitable that we looked at our favourite Canadian actors. Canadian actors not only make movies great to watch but some of the most […]
#Canada150: Our Favourite Canadian Actresses
Happy Canada Day! July 1st is the day we celebrate when this great country of ours became one. It’s a country of great beer, poutine, and fantastic movies. At Get Reel Movies we specifically celebrate the great movies that come out of Canada (but we definitely enjoy the beer and poutine). Over the next few […]
‘Nowhere to Hide’ is Visceral in Storytelling
Nowhere to Hide is a story of a man struggling for survival in Iraq, where war has become the norm. The enemy is invisible, and neither women nor children have a safe hideout. Our protagonist, 36-year-old Nori Sharif, is husband, father of four children, and a male nurse. He becomes a videographer, documenting life over […]
‘The House’ Review: The trend of sub-par comedies continues
Let’s face it, 2017 has been and still is a pretty bad year for comedies so far. Chips, Snatched, and Fist Fight all underwhelmed and under-performed. The House might be a tad better because of a few laugh-out moments and the charms of the likes of Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler, but it doesn’t do […]
Remembering Jonathan Demme at Hot Docs with ‘The Documentaries of Demme (+1): A Tribute’
From June 30 to July 19, 2017, Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema will be paying tribute to the great filmmaker Jonathan Demme, who passed away on April 16, 2017. While Demme may be most well-known for directing the Academy Award winning, The Silence of the Lambs, The Documentaries of Demme (+1): A Tribute aims to highlight […]
‘Despicable Me 3’ Review: Double, Double Toil and Bubbles
The latest in the Despicable Me franchise seems more like a film created out of necessity rather than to enhance. Despicable Me 3 was no doubt produced because it’s going to be a huge box office hit, but it doesn’t have enough substance to stand on its own, acting more as a film that sets up any eventual […]
‘The Beguiled’ Review: Kidman is Queen of Coppola’s Clan
Hot off her historic and triumphant Best Director win at Cannes, Sofia Coppola’s The Beguiled continues to prove how talented she is behind the camera. Basically reviewing itself in the title and describing its audience after seeing the film, The Beguiled is a slow burn, but when it gets good, it gets good. Taking place in Virginia in […]
‘The Big Sick’ Review: Equal Parts Hilarious and Heartbreaking
The Big Sick is based on the real-life story of comedian Kumail Nanjiani and the time his wife, Emily V. Gordon, was in a coma. It sounds sad because it is. But make no mistake, The Big Sick is very, very funny. (It’s still sad though.) When Emily (Zoe Kazan) heckles Kumail (playing himself) at one […]
‘Black Butterfly’ Review: Be Prepared for Disappointment
A “thriller” based on the 2008 French TV Movie originally titled Papillon noir, Brian Goodman’s version of Black Butterfly, tries hard to be clever by having a plot layered with different levels of crazy, but manages only to annoy. Another woman in Jefferson County has been murdered, the fourth in three years, and Paul (Antonio Banderas), an […]
Early Look at Disney/Pixar’s ‘Coco’ Showcases Stunning Animation and a Charming Story
After stuffing our faces with churros, a very apropos treat, members of the press were invited to a special presentation of Disney/Pixar’s newest film, Coco. And it was an absolute delight. VIPPs (Very Important Pixar People™) Adrian Molina (co-director and writer) and Darla K. Anderson (producer) were in town to show clips of the film in all […]
Our Favourite Films of 2017 (So Far)
It’s no doubt that 2017 has been another great year for movies. With so many films, it was hard for our team to choose our favourites from the first half of the year, but we did it! It’s safe to say our team has an eclectic and varied taste in films and we’re excited to […]