By: Ali Habous As long as Underworld and Resident Evil movies continue to make money then don’t be surprised to see a new one every year or two. A movie like Underworld: Blood Wars with a budget of around 50 million and an expected box office gross of over 100 million is a good deal for […]
The Girl on the Train – A Thriller without the Thrills
By: Ali Habous After the success of Fifty Shades of Grey and Gone Girl, it comes as no surprise to see another thriller based on a famous twisty novel landing in the theaters with the obvious hope of making tons of money. Although watchable, The Girl on the Train is a big disappointment on many […]
Sully – Competent Filmmaking
By: Ali Habous Legendary director and actor Client Eastwood keeps defying all odds and coming back for more. At the age of 86, his storytelling mastery is still at full display even if he is not as enthusiastic to take on something more original or fictional. The director of American classics like Unforgiven, Million Dollar […]
‘Southside With You’ is a Respectable First Feature
By: Debbie Wang The most fitting analogy that can be made for Southside With You is strangely about a good barbecue. Everyone knows the best barbecue is cooked slowly in order to be nice and tender. Southside With You does just that. Moving at what seems to be an impossibly slow pace, the result is a tender film about […]
DVD Review: The Nice Guys
By: Ali Habous The Nice Guys is one of those movies that we don’t get to see often these days, it is simply one of the best films of 2016 so far. Not because it is unique or special, but because it is the comedy that we need and deserve. It is the buddy comedy […]
Brilliance Takes a Nose Dive Mid-Way Through ‘The Light Between Oceans’
By: Debbie Wang Derek Cianfrance artfully adapts M. L. Stedman’s book of the same name into a touching romantic period film starring Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander. Those two names would be enough to fill seats in the theatre, but it surely doesn’t hurt moi recognizes Cianfrance’s name from Blue Valentine and The Places Beyond […]
Contest: Enter to Win “A Perfect Day” on DVD
Courtesy of Pacific Northwest Pictures there are 3 DVD copies of A Perfect Day up for grabs across Canada. The contest will run from September 2nd until September 7th when the winners will be announced across Get Reel Movies‘ social media platforms. Synopsis: Based on the book Dejarse Llover by Paula Farias – a doctor emergency coordinator, and author – A Perfect Day looks […]
2016 Toronto International Film Festival Guests Announced!
We’re super excited for the 41st Toronto International Film Festival and after the announcement of the talent coming to the festival, excitement could be at an all time high. High profile movies making their debut at the festival include; The Promise, The Magnificent Seven, Snowden, Deepwater Horizon and The Edge of Seventeen. Filmmakers, creators and Artists expected to […]
Contest: Enter to Win Passes to the Advance Screening of “Deepwater Horizon”
Elevation Pictures and Get Reel Movies want to take readers and listeners to an advanced screening of Deepwater Horizon! Screenings will take place in Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Victoria and Halifax on Wednesday, September 28, 2016. Synopsis: On April 20th, 2010, one of the largest man-made disaster occurred on the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico. Directed […]
War Dogs – Satirical Comedy Never Reaches its Full Potential
By: Ali Habous Todd Phillips is no stranger to popular buddy comedies; he directed The Hangover trilogy, Old School, and Due Date. Here we have Phillips taking a shot at satirical comedies while bringing his own touch to the table. War Dogs is to him what The Wolf of Wall Street was to Martin Scorsese and American Hustle […]
Contest: Enter to Win Passes to the Advance Screening of “Bridget Jones’s Baby”
Universal Pictures Canada and Get Reel Movies want to take readers and listeners to see Bridget Jones’s Baby. Screenings take place Wednesday, September 14, 2016 in Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Montreal (English only), Calgary, Winnipeg and Edmonton. Synopsis: She’s back. She’s pregnant. And she’s still single. This fall, Bridget Jones has two choices, one decision and endless possibilities. Universal Pictures presents Renee Zellweger, […]
Anthropoid – Gripping WW2 Thriller Falls Short of Greatness
By: Ali Habous I couldn’t help wondering while watching Anthropoid how the producers and filmmakers managed to land this one in the theaters at this point in time. In a season full of big budget action movies and romantic comedies filling up the theaters everywhere, here we have a movie based on the true story of […]
‘Sausage Party’ is Raunchy, but Smarter than Expected
By: Debbie Wang It’s safe to say that anyone who walks into Sausage Party knowing it’s from the minds of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg is expecting some crude language, more than a handful of wiener jokes (two puns there), and a scene or two where someone gets ridiculously high. What’s unexpected is when a movie that you think […]
Contest: Enter to Win Passes to the Advance Screening of “The Light Between Oceans”
DreamWorks Pictures and Get Reel Movies want to take readers and listeners to see The Light Between Oceans, based on the best-selling novel by M.L. Stedman and starring Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender. Screenings take place on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 in Toronto, Waterloo, Ottawa, Vancouver, Montreal (English only), Calgary, Winnipeg and Edmonton. Synopsis: DreamWorks Pictures’ […]
Contest: Enter to Win Passes to the Advance Screening of “Ben-Hur”
Paramount Pictures Canada and Get Reel Movies want to take readers and listeners to an advance screening of Ben-Hur! The screening will take place in Ottawa on Wednesday, August 17, 2016. Synopsis: Ben-Hur is the epic story of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother Messala (Toby Kebbell), an […]