By: Tom Magennis In 2003, Park Chan-Wook’s Oldboy exploded into theaters, shocking western audiences with its complex narrative, eye-wateringly brutal violence, and the kind of twist that snaps your brain in half like a fresh breadstick. Oldboy went down in the history books as a defining work of East-Asian Film, it’s untouchability only solidified by […]
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‘The Zookeeper’s Wife’ is a Touching Holocaust Drama where Jessica Chastain Shines
By: Debbie Wang Are there ever enough movies about unsung heroes from Holocaust? Maybe. But perhaps we need these films, like The Zookeeper’s Wife, now more than ever. With all that’s going on in the world and the current political climate, we need stories about compassionate people to remind us that hate cannot win. In Niki […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Cafe Society – Poorly Structured Drama
By: Matt Neglia Woody Allen is back with another romantic comedy, this time, set in the Golden Age of Hollywood filled with all of his usual tropes, character types, situations and witty dialogue we have come to expect from the now 80-year-old director. In his latest, he explores a young man’s search for love within […]
Contest: Enter to Win Passes to the Advance Screening of “Edge of Winter”
level FILM and Get Reel Movies want to take readers and listeners to an advance screening of Edge of Winter! The screening will take place in Toronto on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 and in Vancouver on Friday, August 19, 2016. Synopsis: Stranded at a remote cabin in the wintertime, two siblings (Tom Holland, Percy Hynes […]
Elvis & Nixon – No Apologies Needed
By: Ali Habous One might wonder why make a movie about the famous meeting between Rock & Roll legend Elvis Presley and President Richard Nixon? Is it worth a trip to the movie theater to check this one out or is it more of a couch movie to enjoy with your family or friends? “Elvis […]
Contest: Enter to Win Advanced Passes to See “Free State of Jones”
Elevation Pictures and Get Reel Movies want to take readers and listeners to an advanced screening of Free State of Jones! Screenings will take place in Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Victoria and Halifax on Thursday, June 23, 2016. Synopsis: The true story of Newton Knight, a soldier for the Confederacy during the Civil War who became disillusioned with […]
Contest: Enter to Win Advanced Passes to See “Genius”
Elevation Pictures and Get Reel Movies want to take readers and listeners to an advanced screening of Genius! Screenings will take place in Toronto and Vancouver on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Synopsis: Genius centers on the real-life relationship between literary giant Thomas Wolfe and renowned editor Max Perkins. Finding fame and critical success at a young age, Wolfe is a […]
Contest: Enter to Win Advanced Passes to See “Swiss Army Man”
D Films and Get Reel Movies want to take readers and listeners to an advanced screening of Swiss Army! Screenings will be taking place in Toronto and Vancouver on Thursday, June 23, 2016, in Calgary, Edmonton and Halifax on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 and in Ottawa and Winnipeg on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Synopsis: Hank (Paul Dano) is stranded on a deserted […]
D Films Acquires David Robert Mitchell’s “Under the Silver Lake”
May 25, 2016 – Toronto, Ontario – It was announced today that D Films Corp. have acquired exclusive Canadian rights in all media to Under the Silver Lake, the highly anticipated third feature film from David Robert Mitchell (It Follows, Myth of the American Sleepover). Having recently announced the casting of Andrew Garfield (The Social […]
Contest: Enter to Win Advanced Passes to See “Into the Forest”
Elevation Pictures and Get Reel Movies want to take readers and listeners to an advanced screening of Into the Forest! Screenings will take place in Winnipeg and Edmonton on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 and in Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary and Halifax on Thursday, June 2, 2016. Synopsis: In the not too distant future, two ambitious young women, Nell and Eva, live […]
The Nice Guys – Supreme Comedy Noir
By: Daniel Chadwick-Shubat Shane Black is a fantastic writer. For me that is a fact that is undeniable. With the likes of Lethal Weapon, The Last Action Hero and The Long Kiss Goodnight all being penned by Black. But it wasn’t until Kiss Kiss Bang Bang that Black showed his directorial prowess as well. With The Nice Guys he has once again captured […]
Contest: Enter to Win Advanced Passes to See “High-Rise”
Soda Pictures Canada and Get Reel Movies want to take readers and listeners to an advanced screening of High-Rise! We have two double passes available and screenings will be taking place in Ottawa on Friday, May 27, 2016. Synopsis: The unnerving tale of life in a modern tower block running out of control. Within the concealing walls of an […]