With movies such as Drugstore Cowboy (1989), My Own Private Idaho (1991), Good Will Hunting (1997), Finding Forrester (2000), and Milk (2008) under his belt, there’s no denying the talent that director Gus Van Sant has shown over the decades. He also has an uncanny ability to get the most out of his actors. Many …
Time for a Reel BLINDSPOTTING review
Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal have been on a decade-long mission to get their passion project out there for the world to see. And finally after years hard work, hoping and fortuitous timing, everything has lined up so their work could be presented in a way that will make them proud. Blindspotting kicked off this …
Time for a Reel UNFRIENDED: DARK WEB review
The low-budget supernatural tech horror flick, Unfriended (2014), somehow managed to scare up some decent profits while delivering a flat feature film that was basic and bland in just about every way possible. Still though, this is an industry where money is king and originality is as rare as a steak cooked with one wooden …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …