List, News

The Reel Godfather’s Top Films of 2022

Hello all. We’ve reached another flip of the calendar and that inevitably means we start looking towards the new year and what surprises or disappoints it might bring with it. Before ringing in 2023, I’d like to look back at 2022, and in particular, which films tickled my fancy as an avid moviegoer whose tastes …

Giveaway, Passes

See M3GAN 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 M3GAN on January 4th showing in Troy, MI. About the film: M3GAN is a marvel of artificial intelligence, a life-like doll programmed to be a child’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. Designed by brilliant toy-company roboticist Gemma, …

Giveaway, Prizes

Win a Fandango Gift Card to see BABYLON courtesy of Paramount Pictures

I’m gonna make you another offer you can’t refuse. Here’s your chance to enter to win one of ten pairs of Fandango Gift Cards ($15 per ticket, up to $30 total value) for you and guest to see BABYLON courtesy of Paramount Pictures, in theaters starting Friday, December 23rd. About the film: A tale of …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel BABYLON review

About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood. Maybe not quite the best, but Babylon certainly qualifies as “saving my wildest write-up for last in 2022.” As we …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER review

About the film (courtesy of 20th Century Studios): Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, this begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay …

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See PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH 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 PUSS IN BOOTS: THE LAST WISH on December 19th showing in Troy, MI. About the film: For the first time in more than a decade, DreamWorks Animation presents a new adventure in the Shrek universe as daring outlaw Puss …

Review, Theatrical

Time for a Reel VIOLENT NIGHT review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): When a group of mercenaries attack the estate of a wealthy family, Santa Claus must step in to save the day (and Christmas). If you want to get into a nontraditional, fun holiday frame of mind, Violent Night will have you feeling all kinds of jolly upon leaving …

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See EMPIRE OF LIGHT for free in Bloomfield Hills 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 EMPIRE OF LIGHT on December 7th showing in Bloomfield Hills, MI. About the film: Set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s, Empire of Light is a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic …

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Time for a Reel GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY review

About the film (courtesy of Netflix): Benoit Blanc returns to peel back the layers in a new Rian Johnson whodunit. This fresh adventure finds the intrepid detective at a lavish private estate on a Greek island, but how and why he comes to be there is only the first of many puzzles. Blanc soon meets …

Giveaway, Passes

See VIOLENT NIGHT 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 VIOLENT NIGHT on Tuesday, November 29th showing in Troy, MI. About the film: When a group of mercenaries attack the estate of a wealthy family, Santa Claus must step in to save the day (and Christmas). Now it’s time …