Month: May 2017

List, News

7 movies to watch on Memorial Day

Memorial Day Movies

Memorial Day is observed on the last Monday in May. While it isn’t technically a day “celebrate”, it is a day on which those who died while in active military service are remembered. To all of these brave women and men, The Reel Godfather thanks you for your sacrifice. Out of respect for the memories …

Giveaway, Passes

Win passes to the advance screening of WONDER WOMAN

Wonder Woman giveaway

I’m gonna make you an offer you can’t refuse. Here’s your chance to obtain passes to Wonder Woman on May 31st showing in Troy, MI. About the film: Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel BAYWATCH review

Baywatch review

If you were lucky enough (I suppose) to have watched any of the Baywatch television show during its 11 season run, then you know that it never took itself too seriously. The new comedy reboot, simply called Baywatch, takes the silliness to new depths. Just know going in that comedy comes first and foremost here. …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES review

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales review

Rough seas ahead matey. You’ve been warned early on. Johnny Depp is back for a fifth time as the swashbuckling, rum guzzling Jack Sparrow. Just how much more of this story will audiences pay top dollar to explore? Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) has been the one constant for each of the Pirates of the …

Giveaway, Passes

See CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS: THE FIRST EPIC MOVIE for free before it’s released to the public

I’m gonna make you an offer you can’t refuse. Here’s your chance to obtain passes to Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie on May 27th showing in Troy, MI. About the film: Based on the worldwide sensation and bestselling book series, and boasting an A-list cast of comedy superstars headed by Kevin Hart and Ed …

News

George Romero’s “DEAD” anthology travels down a new road

George Romero

George Romero, the original Father of the Dead, has built quite the legacy over the last almost half century. What started as a very low-budget but extremely well executed project, Night of the Living Dead (1968) proved to be the building foundation for something much larger than itself. This 28 year-old native New Yorker saw …

Giveaway, Passes

Win Passes to see PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES

I’m gonna make you an offer you can’t refuse. Here’s your chance to obtain passes to PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES on May 22nd showing in Troy, MI. About the film: Johnny Depp returns to the big screen as the iconic, swashbuckling anti-hero Jack Sparrow in the all-new Pirates of the …

Giveaway, Passes

See CHUCK for free at the Main Art Theatre in Royal Oak

Chuck giveaway

I’m gonna make you an offer you can’t refuse. Here’s your chance to obtain run of engagement passes to Chuck showing at the Main Art Theatre in Royal Oak. About the film: He was the pride of Bayonne, New Jersey, a man who went fifteen rounds in the ring with Muhammad Ali, and the real …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel ALIEN: COVENANT review

Alien Covenant review

Ridley Scott’s Alien franchise has been around for nearly 40 years and has consisted of five movies, not including the one that’s being reviewed in this article. In 2012 Scott opted to jump on the prequel bandwagon and start an origin story of everyone’s favorite Xenomorph…that’s the fictional extraterrestrial species that we’re introduced to in …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel KING ARTHUR: LEGEND OF THE SWORD review

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

No one can argue that Guy Richie has quite the unique way of telling a story. You can always tell his work if you’ve seen any of his past movies. The “guy” is never short on dialogue nor is he shy about making the unconventional conventional. Every time I think, “hmmmm he’s a peculiar chose …