By: Daniel Chadwick-Shubat Produced by Ridley Scott, Equals is a Romeo/Juliet type love story. It’s plot is simple enough and it had the chance to stun its audiences with amazing story telling and the chance to one-up The Giver. Instead it leaves the audience feeling unsatisfied and uneducated as they leave the theater wondering, “What happened?!”. An […]
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Podcast: Nick Serino and Sleeping Giant
In the first interview on the Get Reel Movies Podcast I interview Canadian Screen Award winning Nick Serino, the star of the Canadian hit film Sleeping Giant. A movie that has been likened to the ultimate coming of age story Stand by Me, Nick and I discuss the coming of age story and what makes Sleeping Giant stand out. We […]
Desierto – A Deliberate and Provocative Thriller
By: Daniel Chadwick-Shubat Desierto is the ultimate game of cat and mouse. Except the stakes are real, and the situation relates in a big way to what’s going on in today’s society. It follows a group of immigrants who have to make their way across the U.S. – Mexico border to find freedom from gang infested […]
Beasts of No Nation – Emotions Required
By: Daniel Chadwick-Shubat Brutal. Powerful. Brilliant. Funny. Heartwarming. Heartbreaking. These are words you don’t usually see together when describing a movie about child soldiers. Beasts of No Nation however is no normal beast. Somehow it let the audience feel all these emotions and create one of the most powerful films of the year. Based on the book, Beasts […]
Contest: Enter to Win Advanced Passes to See “Demolition”
VVS Films and Get Reel Movies want to take readers and listeners to an advanced screening of Demolition! Screenings will be taking place in Toronto and Montreal on Thursday, April 7, 2016 Synopsis: Davis (Jake Gyllenhaal), a successful investment banker, struggles after losing his wife in a tragic car crash. Despite pressure from his father-in-law, Phil (Chris Cooper), to […]
Legend – From Rags to Riches
By: Daniel Chadwick-Shubat Legend is the latest installment in a long history of gangster movies. But this movie is a completely different cup of tea. Part Peaky Blinders, part Goodfellas this movie shows the audience something they’ve never really seen on the big screen… gangsters in England. Something amazing transpires on the screen during the 131 minute running time. […]
Spotlight – A Movie to Skip Church For
By: Daniel Chadwick-Shubat There are a lot of well-crafted movies out there. There are also a lot of captivating stories to be seen. Not often do you get a movie that can be defined as both. Spotlight, however, is a tremendous movie that incorporates both and does it excellently with a fantastic ensemble, fluid writing and sure […]