Month: December 2021

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel WEST SIDE STORY review

About the film (courtesy of 20th Century Studios): West Side Story tells the classic tale of fierce rivalries and young love in 1957 New York City. Steven Spielberg brings a new and improved classic back to the big screen in a big way. It’s very clear from the onset that Spielberg must have been very …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel DON’T LOOK UP review

About the film (courtesy of Netflix): Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence), an astronomy grad student, and her professor Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) make an astounding discovery of a comet orbiting within the solar system. The problem — it’s on a direct collision course with Earth. The other problem? No one really seems to care. Turns …

Giveaway, Passes

See SING 2 for free in Troy 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 SING 2 on December 15th showing in Troy, MI. About the film: This holiday season, the new chapter in Illumination’s smash animated franchise arrives with big dreams and spectacular hit songs as the ever-optimistic Buster Moon and his all-star …

Giveaway, Passes

See AMERICAN UNDERDOG for free in Troy 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 AMERICAN UNDERDOG on December 20th showing in Troy, MI. About the film: The inspirational true story of Kurt Warner, who went from a stockboy at a grocery store to a two-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl champion, and Hall of …

News

DETROIT FILM CRITICS SOCIETY announces its Best of 2021 winners

Detroit Film Critics Society is pleased to announce the Best of 2021 winners in thirteen categories. The Detroit Film Critics Society was founded in Spring 2007 and consists of a group of 12 film critics from Michigan, who write or broadcast in the metro-Detroit area; including other cities such as Clinton, Grand Rapids and Ypsilanti. …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel WOLF review

About the film (courtesy of Focus Features): Believing he is a wolf trapped in a human body, Jacob (George MacKay) eats, sleeps, and lives like a wolf – much to the shock of his family. When he’s sent to a clinic, Jacob and his animal-bound peers are forced to undergo increasingly extreme forms of ‘curative’ …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel ENCOUNTER review

About the film (courtesy of Amazon Studios): A decorated Marine goes on a rescue mission to save his two young sons from a mysterious threat. As their journey takes them in increasingly dangerous directions, the boys will need to leave their childhoods behind. Encounter is a slow-burn sci-fi thriller that feels more like a psychological …