Month: July 2018

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN review

Ten years ago, the smash hit Broadway musical Mamma Mia! (2008), featuring ABBA’s greatest hits, made its way to theaters and it made a killing. The musical grossed over two billion dollars and the movie brought in somewhere north of 140 million dollars. I’m sure Universal Pictures sang “Money, Money, Money” all the way to …

Giveaway, Passes

See EIGHTH GRADE for free before it’s released to the public

I’m gonna make you another offer you can’t refuse. Here’s your chance to obtain passes to EIGHTH GRADE on July 19th showing in Troy, MI. About the film: Thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school — the end of her …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE EQUALIZER 2 review

Antoine Fuqua and Denzel Washington first worked together on Training Day (2001) almost two decades ago. Their collaboration gained Washington an Oscar for Best Actor. His portrayal of a morally ambiguous detective was simply amazing. What else is amazing is that it took the pair roughly thirteen years to get around to working together again. …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel SKYSCRAPER review

As far as Alpha Males go, Dwayne Johnson would be right up there at the front of line if you did a lineup of all of Hollywood’s leading men over the last decade. Anyone that can still be seen as intimidating dressed as a Tooth Fairy is full regalia has my vote. Regardless of the …

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See THE EQUALIZER 2 for free before it’s released to the public

I’m gonna make you another offer you can’t refuse. Here’s your chance to obtain passes to THE EQUALIZER 2 on July 16th showing in Detroit, MI. About the film: Denzel Washington returns to one of his signature roles in the first sequel of his career. Robert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and …

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See MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT for free before it’s released to the public

I’m gonna make you another offer you can’t refuse. Here’s your chance to obtain passes to MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT on July 23rd showing in Troy, MI. About the film: The best intentions often come back to haunt you. Mission: Impossible – Fallout finds Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team (Alec Baldwin, Simon …

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See DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT for free before it’s released to the public

I’m gonna make you another offer you can’t refuse. Here’s your chance to obtain passes to DON’T WORRY, HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT on July 18th showing in Royal Oak, MI. About the film: From two-time Oscar® nominee Gus Van Sant, comes an insightful and surprisingly humorous story about the notorious John Callahan, a …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE FIRST PURGE review

Five years ago, The Purge (2013) was released into the wild. The idea of living in a world where all crime was legal for 12 hours a year was quite compelling and proved its worth by making Blumhouse Productions and Universal Pictures a lot of money. Even though the ratings weren’t that hot, a squeal …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel ANT-MAN AND THE WASP review

If you’ve been keeping up with the ongoings in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there’s A LOT most of you may still be processing. One of those questions, and rightfully so, might be, “where the heck is Ant-Man?” Now that you’ve had a little time to breathe and collect your thoughts, at one lingering question will …

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See HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION for free before it’s released to the public

I’m gonna make you another offer you can’t refuse. Here’s your chance to obtain passes to HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION on July 7th showing in Grand Rapids, MI. About the film: In Sony Pictures Animation’s Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, join our favorite monster family as they embark on a vacation on a luxury …