I have seen many documentaries ahead of and at SIFF this year and THE RIDE AHEAD comes swinging right out of the gate with its first weekend premiere at the SIFF Cinema Uptown! About: Samuel Habib is an adventurous, cool, 20-year-old disabled guy who says things like, “Taking risks makes me feel proud, powerful, confident, […]
SIFF 2024 Reaction – THE PRIMEVALS
I am always a fan of the the midnight section at film festivals, so of course I had to go check the opening night movie out! Though it was lightly attended, I made my first ever visit to the mammoth SIFF Cinema Egyptian, a true palace of a cinema that feels authentic and old the […]
SIFF 2024 Reaction – TIM TRAVERS & THE TIME TRAVELER’S PARADOX
Getting more and more into SIFF features from all over the world, I wanted to focus on a movie made in Seattle’s own yard this time around. TIM TRAVERS & THE TIME TRAVELER’S PARADOX is a wacky sci-fi parable that is for anyone interested in time travel movies. Yeah, you know the one in particular. […]
SIFF Reaction: I’M JUST HERE FOR THE RIOT
Leading off my official reactions to SIFF this year, I wanted to start with a movie that comes right from back home. I’M JUST HERE FOR THE RIOT played at last fall’s Vancouver International Film Festival to high acclaim. As I wasn’t at that festival last fall (Toronto is so close that it gets in […]
SIFF 2024 Reaction – THELMA & An Opening Night I Will Never Forget
As I mentioned many times in my preview article, this is my first time attending the Seattle International Film Festival but immediately I can see and feel the community here. I don’t really know anyone here, but in one day I struck up conversations with several regular festivalgoers, some of whom who have been attending […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of RE:UNITING from Vortex Media!
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway and this time we have an incredibly special Canadian indie gem called RE: UNITING. After a successful release in Canada, the movie is now available to view on all digital platforms. Our wonderful partners at Vortex Media and PenderPR have sent us some Apple TV Digital Copy codes to add to […]
Seattle International Film Festival, 2024 Edition – A Preview of SIFFTY, and my First Ever SIFF
It’s time for the 50th Anniversary of the Seattle International Film Festival, taking place May 9th to the 19th. And it’s my first time ever attending the festival. For this film and festival die-hard, this is a very personal journey for me to go to Seattle to take part in 11 days of movies, Q&A’s, […]
THE FALL GUY Review – MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE Lite?
The problem with THE FALL GUY is that it’s not really about the world of stunt performers, and nor does it do enough to truly recognize their contributions to cinema. The opening monologue rewrites what’s classic from the TV series, and the movie (METALSTORM) being made within this movie vaguely hints at it. But unless […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of HEY, VIKTOR! from LevelFilm
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway and one that we admired at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival. If you are a fan of the late 1990s classic SMOKE SIGNALS, then you will definitely want to enter below to win an Apple TV Digital Copy of HEY, VIKTOR from our friends at LevelFilm! ABOUT: Twenty-five long […]
FOOD, INC. 2 Review – What’s Changed At The Dining Table
According to US Senate Corey Booker of New Jersey, America’s food system is savagely broken. In the well-meaning documentary, FOOD, INC. 2, viewers are looking at how the industry has changed when the Covid-19 pandemic struck, what’s still wrong with it and how it’s affected the global distribution chain. It’s a loose sequel to the […]
SxSW Reaction By Antonio – MOVIEPASS, MOVIECRASH
Editor’s note: This reaction is in addition to Jason’s reaction to the excellent documentary MOVIEPASS, MOVIECRASH which you can read HERE. Since Antonio’s reaction is a much more personal and as someone who had a MoviePass subscription (this was never available in Canada), we wanted to feature it in an individual article. Remember that short […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of SUZE from LevelFilm
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway for our first week in April, and we have a new great movie called SUZE up for grabs! Enter below to win an Apple TV Digital Copy for your library, courtesy of LevelFilm. ABOUT: When her only daughter goes off to university, an empty nest mother gets stuck taking care […]
EMMAGEDDON Review – Character Drama & Satire in an Imagined World
EMMAGEDDON is a charming enough film about Emily (Bre Mueck) who dreams about being a hero. But in reality, she just wants to have a better life than the one she has now and the way she throws herself into an imagined world, where she and Emma are the same, can get confusing. Both of […]
Contest: Win a Digital Copy of ANSELM from Mongrel Media
It’s another Get Reel Giveaway and this one is from legendary filmmaker Wim Wenders, who just recently wowed us with his work in PERFECT DAYS! Enter below to win! ABOUT: In ANSELM, Wim Wenders creates a portrait of Anselm Kiefer, one of the most innovative and important painters and sculptors of our time. Shot in […]
SxSW Reaction – THE IDEA OF YOU
It was a glorious final night at the South By Southwest Film & TV Festival, and the team closed out with another Amazon/MGM release with THE IDEA OF YOU from filmmaker Michael Showalter, no stranger to SxSW with his previous movies HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS and THE BIG SICK both having very memorable screenings […]