Blu-ray Release: Words and Pictures

D Films is releasing the pretty good Words and Pictures on Blu-ray today.  Although the screenplay is overly clichéd, Clive Owen and Juliette Binoch deliver a pair of good performances, and there are some nicely written scenes celebrating the importance of both forms of artistic expression.  We reviewed the film back on July 4th, and our overall… Read More Blu-ray Release: Words and Pictures

Five Views: The Boxtrolls

The Boxtrolls – An eOne Films Release http://www.theboxtrolls.com Release Date: September 26th, 2014 Rated PG for some scary scenes Running Time: 97 minutes Graham Annable (director) Anthony Stacchi (director) Irena Brignull (screenplay) Adam Pava (screenplay) Based on the novel Here Be Monsters! by Alan Snow Dario Marianelli (music) Ben Kingsley as Archibald Snatcher (voice) Jared… Read More Five Views: The Boxtrolls

Blu-ray Release: Think Like a Man Too

Last week, Sony Pictures released the popular sequel Think Like a Man Too on Blu-ray.  When Michael (Terrence Jenkins) and  Candace (Regina Hall) decide to get married in Las Vegas with all of their friends in tow, their respective bachelor and bachelorette parties predictably spiral out of control, with the hyperactive and impulsive Cedric (Kevin Hart) threatening… Read More Blu-ray Release: Think Like a Man Too

TIFF Bell Lightbox Release: Coherence

By John Corrado After making a splash at Fantastic Fest last year, D Films is releasing the creative and intelligently written science fiction thriller Coherence at TIFF Bell Lightbox this weekend.  Tickets and showtimes are right here. The setup for the film is deceptively straight forward.  Eight friends gather at one of their houses for a dinner party, and it’s… Read More TIFF Bell Lightbox Release: Coherence

Blu-ray Release: Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Last Tuesday, Marvel released Captain America: The Winter Soldier on Blu-ray.  Dark, gritty and also thought provoking, while still managing to breathlessly entertain, this is one of the best blockbusters of the year.  We all reviewed the film in theatres back on April 4th, and our overall consensus was: “With exhilarating action sequences and a surprisingly smart screenplay full of… Read More Blu-ray Release: Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Final #TIFF14 Reviews: The Crow’s Egg, Big Game, Men, Women & Children, 99 Homes and Haemoo

By John Corrado We have now officially reached the end of TIFF, with The Imitation Game winning the Grolsch People’s Choice Award, further cementing the film as a surefire Oscar contender. Although I’m not going to miss the crowds and running between venues that have been such a big part of this past week, I am going… Read More Final #TIFF14 Reviews: The Crow’s Egg, Big Game, Men, Women & Children, 99 Homes and Haemoo

#TIFF14 Reviews: St. Vincent, The Good Lie, Wild and Before We Go

By John Corrado We have reached the final weekend of TIFF, which always seems to happen just as soon as I start finding my stride. I saw four movies yesterday at Princess of Wales, starting with a double bill of The Good Lie and Wild, both featuring Reese Witherspoon. The night culminated with me finally seeing St. Vincent.… Read More #TIFF14 Reviews: St. Vincent, The Good Lie, Wild and Before We Go

#TIFF14 Reviews: Love & Mercy, Infinitely Polar Bear and The Guest

By John Corrado We are now exactly a week into TIFF, but in some ways it feels like I’m just getting into the swing of things. I mean, I saw a double bill of Infinitely Polar Bear and Love & Mercy today with barely five minutes in between them, which seems like a pretty genuine film festival experience,… Read More #TIFF14 Reviews: Love & Mercy, Infinitely Polar Bear and The Guest

#TIFF14 Reviews: Out of Nature, Good Kill, Seymour: An Introduction and ’71

By John Corrado Ethan Hawke gives a solid performance in Good Kill, and does impressive work behind the camera on the documentary Seymour: An Introduction, both of which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival this week. They are also two of the four movies that I’m profiling today. Ethan Hawke and Seymour Bernstein came on stage… Read More #TIFF14 Reviews: Out of Nature, Good Kill, Seymour: An Introduction and ’71

#TIFF14 Reviews: The Theory of Everything, Whiplash and The Imitation Game

By John Corrado We have made it through the first weekend of TIFF, which means that now we can get to some of the films that have already played other festivals, including Sundance award winner Whiplash and Telluride standout The Imitation Game. These are just two of the three movies that I’m profiling this time around. The third… Read More #TIFF14 Reviews: The Theory of Everything, Whiplash and The Imitation Game

#TIFF14: Jordan Canning, Peter Mooney and Steve Cochrane on We Were Wolves

By John Corrado Aside from all the star studded premieres and awards season hopefuls that now make up the bulk of TIFF, the festival still offers some great discoveries, and this year one of those films is the very good little Canadian drama We Were Wolves, which is premiering tomorrow night. This is a film that… Read More #TIFF14: Jordan Canning, Peter Mooney and Steve Cochrane on We Were Wolves

#TIFF14 Reviews: While We’re Young and My Old Lady

By John Corrado There is an interesting serendipity to the fact that my reviews of While We’re Young and My Old Lady have ended up on the same day. These two films that both premiered this weekend at TIFF couldn’t be more different, but their titles contrast and compliment each other quite nicely. Noah Baumbach’s While We’re Young was… Read More #TIFF14 Reviews: While We’re Young and My Old Lady

#TIFF14 Reviews: The Price We Pay, In Her Place, The Valley Below, We Were Wolves

By John Corrado The 39th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival starts tonight with the world premiere of David Dobkin’s legal drama The Judge, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall. The film kicks off eleven days of movies that will be playing in the city, including the usual juxtaposition between some of the biggest… Read More #TIFF14 Reviews: The Price We Pay, In Her Place, The Valley Below, We Were Wolves