Month: December 2023

List, News

The Reel Godfather’s Top Films of 2023

The silver screen roared back to life in 2023, with a dazzling kaleidoscope of films bursting onto the scene. From time-bending odysseys to gritty historical dramas, this year offered a treasure trove of cinematic gems for every viewer’s palate. Dive into the mind-bending depths of alternate realities, where laughter and existential dread mingle like smoke …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel FERRARI review

About the film (courtesy of Neon): It is the summer of 1957. Behind the spectacle of Formula 1, ex-racer Enzo Ferrari is in crisis. Bankruptcy threatens the factory he and his wife, Laura built from nothing ten years earlier. Their volatile marriage has been battered by the loss of their son, Dino a year earlier. …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE BOYS IN THE BOAT review

About the film (courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios): A sports drama about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression as they are thrust into the spotlight and take on …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel POOR THINGS review

About the film (courtesy of Searchlight Pictures): From filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM review

About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): Having failed to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta, still driven by the need to avenge his father’s death, will stop at nothing to take Aquaman down once and for all. This time Black Manta is more formidable than ever before, wielding the power of the mythic …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel REBEL MOON review

About the film (courtesy of Netflix): When a peaceful settlement on a moon in the furthest reaches of the universe finds itself threatened by the armies of the tyrannical Regent Balisarius, Kora (Sofia Boutella), a mysterious stranger living among the villagers, becomes their best hope for survival. Tasked with finding trained fighters who will unite …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel THE IRON CLAW review

About the film (courtesy of A24): The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980’s. Through tragedy and triumph, under the shadow of their domineering father and coach, the brothers seek larger-than-life immortality on the biggest stage in sports. Sean …

Giveaway, Passes

See NIGHT SWIM 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 NIGHT SWIM on January 3rd showing in Troy, MI. About the film: A former major league baseball player is forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness. He moves into a new home with his concerned wife, teenage daughter …

Giveaway, Prizes

Win a Fandango Gift Card to see AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM courtesy of Warner Bros.

I’m gonna make you another offer you can’t refuse. Here’s your chance to enter to win one of five Fandango Gift Cards ($15 per ticket, up to $30 total value) for you and guest to see AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM courtesy of Warner Bros., in theaters starting Friday, December 22nd. About the film: Having …

Giveaway, Passes

See AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM 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 score passes to AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM on December 20th showing in Troy, MI. About the film: Having failed to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta, still driven by the need to avenge his father’s death, will stop at nothing …