The Directory of DK Canada’s The Movie Book continues to provide exemplary titles, despite the fact that they didn’t make the cut for the main body of the text. And Murderers Among Us is a moody, brilliant watch that reminds us of the horrors of war, humanity, and the cost of terrible events. A German…
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Pokemon: Detective Pikachu (2019) – Blu-Ray Review
Warner Brothers brings home the latest Pokemon title, Detective Pikachu today on blu-ray and DVD, and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. I’m not the biggest Pokemon fan, so it was Ryan Reynolds that got me to sit down and watch this one, and that may be the draw for a lot of…
Disney’s Cinderella: The Signature Collection
Walt Disney’s 1950’s animated classic (can you believe this film is seventy years old?) Cinderella is joining the Signature Collection with this edition of the film. The enduring tale makes a dazzling digital jump to blu-ray, and looks simply stunning. I’ve never seen the animation look so sharp, and crisp, the colors practically pop off…
A Star Is Born: Special Encore Edition (2018) – Blu-Ray Review
Gaga and Cooper fans rejoice, A Star is Born, the special encore edition version of the film comes home on blu-ray and DVD today from Warner Brothers. Boasting an additional twelve minutes of footage, the film gives a bit of a new look to the Oscar winning film. Most of that footage is seamlessly integrated…
Disney/Pixar’s Coco Blu-Ray Review
The Golden Globe winning (and Oscar nominated) film from Pixar, the stunningly beautiful Coco is released to blu-ray and DVD today. Over the course of nineteen films Pixar has established itself as the foremost makers of family entertainment. Entrenched in a faithful and gorgeous representation of Mexican beliefs and traditions, the story follows a young…
October – Ten Days That Shook the World (1928) – Sergei M. Eisenstein and Grigori Aleksandrov
DK Book’s The Movie Book allows me to dig a little further into the works of Sergei M. Eisenstein after my viewing of Battleship Potemkin, by offering up October in his Key Movies category. Shot in a documentary style, the film explores the events that led up to the Bolshevik revolution in October of 1917….
2016 Toronto Youth Shorts Film Festival
There is always something amazing going on in Toronto, and we seem to be inundated with film festivals, which for a movie buff like me, is a good thing! Getting under way today, with a special opening night screening at Sick Kids Hospital and then continuing tomorrow at Innis Town Hall, this festival celebrates…
Watch “The Mind Reels Chats With Robert Englund” on YouTube
We were absolutely floored to be able to talk with the icon, the legend… Robert Englund!!! Check the link below! The Mind Reels Chats With Robert Englund: http://youtu.be/Qdrop67A7xQ
The Mind Reels 