By John Corrado New releases for the week of August 7th, 2026. Theatrical Releases: Ice Cream Man (Wide Release): Eli Roth’s latest torture porn slasher flick is about a sinister Ice Cream Man (played by Ari Millen) who gives out frozen treats that turn kids into murderous zombies. As I wrote in my review,… Read More New This Week (08/07/2026): Ice Cream Man, One Night Only, & More!
By John Corrado Eli Roth’s latest bad-taste splatter flick Ice Cream Man is a passion project that the horror filmmaker has been trying to get made for years, and finally had to self-produce under the banner of his new production company The Horror Section. The result is an idiotic horror comedy (?) that is never… Read More Movie Review: Ice Cream Man
By John Corrado A24 has released the full trailer for Primetime, a movie about To Catch a Predator‘s Chris Hansen starring Robert Pattinson as the controversial reality TV host. Pattinson, who also has roles in The Drama, The Odyssey and Dune: Part Three this year, looks and sounds incredible in the role. This could be… Read More Official Trailer for Primetime, starring Robert Pattinson
By John Corrado When Spider-Man: No Way Home was released back in 2021, it felt like a culmination of things in so many ways, not only as a capper to the Tom Holland trilogy, but also as a thrilling, two-decades-in-the-making crossover event (and celebration) for cinematic Spidey fans. It was always going to be a… Read More Movie Review: Spider-Man: Brand New Day
By John Corrado New releases for the week of July 31st, 2026. Theatrical Releases: Spider-Man: Brand New Day (Wide Release): Tom Holland’s Spidey is back in this follow-up to 2021’s massive hit Spider-Man: No Way Home. I just saw it yesterday and you can count me as a fan. This sequel finds a way to… Read More New This Week (07/31/2026): Spider-Man: Brand New Day, & More!
By John Corrado Sheep in the Box, named for a passage in The Little Prince, is the latest work from Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda, who has proven himself a master of quietly observed character studies that raise thorny emotional questions. On paper, at least, this makes Kore-eda, serving as both writer and director, a natural fit… Read More Movie Review: Sheep in the Box
By John Corrado I Want Your Sex is indie filmmaker Gregg Araki’s first film in twelve years since 2014’s White Bird in a Blizzard, and it’s a very fun movie that works as both high camp sex comedy and clever satirical commentary. The film follows Elliot (Cooper Hoffman), a bored and somewhat sexually frustrated young… Read More Movie Review: I Want Your Sex
By John Corrado The first teaser trailer dropped this morning for The Thomas Crown Affair, Michael B. Jordan’s fresh take on the heist films of the same name from 1968 and 1999, respectively. Jordan is directing this one, and it’s also his first big role since winning the Best Actor Oscar for Sinners earlier this… Read More First Teaser Trailer for Michael B. Jordan’s The Thomas Crown Affair
By John Corrado One of my favourite movies of the year so far, the fantastic World War II drama Pressure is being released on physical media this week, including 4K Ultra HD. Andrew Scott stars in the film as James Stagg, the meteorologist tasked with providing General Eisenhower (Brendan Fraser) the weather forecast for D-Day.… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Pressure (Collector’s Edition)
By John Corrado New releases for the week of July 24th, 2026. Theatrical Releases: Her Private Hell (Limited Release): It’s a somewhat slow week for new releases, landing right in between The Odyssey and next week’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The “biggest” film this week is this latest from Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive,… Read More New This Week (07/24/2026): Her Private Hell, & More!
By John Corrado The first trailer (and poster) for Ebenezer has just been released online, following its unveiling at San Diego’s Comic-Con today. Ti West (X, Pearl, MaXXXine) directs this new take on the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, starring Johnny Depp as Ebenezer Scrooge in what is being hyped up as the actor’s… Read More First Trailer for Ebenezer, starring Johnny Depp as Scrooge…
By John Corrado Her Private Hell is the latest film from Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn, whose 2011 thriller Drive starring Ryan Gosling is the closest thing he’s had to a mainstream hit, and a far better movie than anything he’s made since. This is Refn’s first film in a decade since 2016’s The Neon… Read More Movie Review: Her Private Hell
By John Corrado A24 has just dropped the first trailer for Misty Green, a Hollywood satire written and directed by Chris Rock, starring actress Rosalind Eleazar in the titular role as a washed up actress trying to make her comeback. The supporting cast includes Daniel Kaluuya, Anna Kendrick, Adam Driver, as well as Rock himself.… Read More First Trailer for Chris Rock’s Misty Green
By John Corrado After becoming a surprise box office sensation at the start of the summer, director Curry Barker’s breakout horror movie Obsession is now getting a physical media release, including on 4K Ultra HD. The film follows the lonely Bear (Michael Johnston), who uses a “One Wish Willow” to wish that his crush Nikki… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Obsession (Collector’s Edition)
By John Corrado The first trailer (and poster) for Avengers: Doomsday has just been released, with tickets going on sale for the film five months in advance. This trailer mainly teases the X-Men officially joining the MCU, and ends confirming the return of another character, though Robert Downey Jr. – now playing villain Doctor Doom… Read More First Trailer for Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday…
By John Corrado Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey opens with glimpses of the Trojan Horse, half-submerged in water and being pulled onto the beach by unsuspecting Trojan guards who view it as a gift. We’ve all heard the story, or “song,” of how Greek soldiers hid inside this giant wooden horse to sneak inside the city… Read More Movie Review: The Odyssey
By John Corrado New releases for the week of July 17th, 2026. Theatrical Releases: The Odyssey (Wide Release): The big new movie this week is Christopher Nolan’s epic adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus alongside a stacked ensemble cast. This is Nolan’s first film since winning the Best Picture Oscar for… Read More New This Week (07/17/2026): The Odyssey, & More!
By John Corrado The appeal of the Minions, those little pill-shaped yellow guys who speak gibberish and made their debut in 2010’s Despicable Me, is that they provide classic cartoon humour. As such, their giggle-inducing antics can be enjoyed across all languages, cultures and age groups, not unlike silent movies themselves. It’s fitting, then, that… Read More Movie Review: Minions & Monsters
By John Corrado We now have our first trailer for I Play Rocky, director Peter Farrelly’s drama about the making of the 1976 film Rocky, starring Anthony Ippolito as Sylvester Stallone. I have to say I’m pleasantly surprised by how promising this trailer looks, presenting the true story behind the making of the iconic boxing… Read More First Trailer for Peter Farrelly’s I Play Rocky
By John Corrado The first full length trailer has finally been unveiled for Digger, the new dark comedy from Alejandro G. Iñárritu, starring Tom Cruise. This is our first full look at Cruise’s transformation, which involves old man makeup and a Southern accent, in what is being set up as a chance for the movie… Read More New Trailer for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger, starring Tom Cruise!
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