By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) Recounting the true story of brothers and Olympic wrestlers Mark (Channing Tatum) and Dave Schultz (Mark Ruffalo), and their uneasy partnership with eccentric millionaire John du Pont (Steve Carell), Foxcatcher offers a compelling look at the dark side of the American Dream, built around three superb performances. When… Read More Review: Foxcatcher
By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) The final chapter in Peter Jackson’s solidly entertaining trilogy of Middle Earth prequels, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies starts where last year’s The Desolation of Smaug left off, with the deadly dragon (Benedict Cumberbatch) ravaging the fishing village of Laketown, trying to protect his gold.… Read More Review: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Inherent Vice – A Warner Bros. Release http://inherentvicemovie.com Release Date: December 25th, 2014 (Limited) Rated 14A for drug use, sexual content, graphic nudity and some violence Running Time: 148 minutes Paul Thomas Anderson (director) Paul Thomas Anderson (screenplay) Based on the novel by Thomas Pynchon Jonny Greenwood (music) Joaquin Phoenix as Larry “Doc” Sportello Josh… Read More Three Views: Inherent Vice
By John Corrado I have been watching a lot of Christmas films over the past few weeks, and noticed a recurring theme. A selection of them are reaching important milestones this year, anniversaries that are worth recognizing and celebrating. Merry Christmas, everyone! Prep & Landing (December 8th, 2009) Has it really been five years since… Read More Christmas Films Celebrating Anniversaries
By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) With a cast as impressive as the one that director Rob Marshall has assembled for his soaring cinematic adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s classic Broadway musical Into the Woods, it’s no surprise that pretty much every actor emerges onscreen with some of the best entrances of any movie this… Read More Review: Into the Woods
By John Corrado After playing to sold out crowds at Hot Docs, Advanced Style is opening at the Bloor Cinema this weekend, a feel good film that arrives just in time for the holidays. Tickets and showtimes, through to January 9th, can be found right here. Photographer Ari Seth Chen is the creator of Advanced… Read More Bloor Cinema Release: Advanced Style
Today, Paramount is releasing the recent Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot on Blu-ray. Teaming up with budding reporter April O’Neil (Megan Fox), genetically enhanced turtles Leonardo (Johnny Knoxville), Donatello (Jeremy Howard), Michelangelo (Noel Fisher) and Raphael (Alan Ritchson) must venture out of the sewers to save New York City from their evil nemesis Shredder (Tohoru… Read More Blu-ray Release: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Sony Pictures Classics is releasing Magic in the Moonlight on DVD today, the latest from writer-director Woody Allen. Stanley (Colin Firth) is a famed magician who travels to France to try and disprove Sophie’s (Emma Stone) claims of actually having psychic powers. But instead he finds himself falling for her and starting to question his… Read More DVD Release: Magic in the Moonlight
Last week, Paramount released Mork & Mindy: The Complete Series on DVD, featuring all 95 episodes of the classic show about Mork (Robin Williams), an eccentric alien from the planet Ork, who comes to Earth to study humans and becomes friends with Mindy (Pam Dawber). Running for four seasons from 1978 to 1982, this Happy Days… Read More DVD Release: Mork & Mindy: The Complete Series
The Imitation Game – An Elevation Pictures Release http://theimitationgamemovie.com Release Date: December 12th, 2014 (Limited) January 16th, 2015 (Wide) Rated PG for mature themes and language Running Time: 114 minutes Morten Tyldum (director) Graham Moore (screenplay) Based on the book Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges Alexandre Desplat (music) Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing… Read More Three Views: The Imitation Game
By John Corrado A thoroughly engaging look at what it takes to live on the edge of the planet, the spectacularly filmed documentary Antarctica: A Year on Ice opens today at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema. Tickets and showtimes are right here. Although many workers and scientists populate the base camps and research stations over… Read More Bloor Cinema Release: Antarctica: A Year on Ice
Today, Disney is releasing Guardians of the Galaxy on Blu-ray. When Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) steals an Orb, the ruthless Gamora (Zoe Saldana), as well as Rocket Racoon (Bradley Cooper) and his tree companion Groot (Vin Diesel), try to bring him into custody to collect a bounty. The four of them end up thrown in prison,… Read More Blu-ray Release: Guardians of the Galaxy
Last week, Touchstone Pictures released The Hundred-Foot Journey on Blu-ray. When young chef Hassan (Manish Dayal) moves from India to France, his father (Om Puri) buys an old property to open their own restaurant. The only problem is that they are a hundred feet across from uptight Madame Mallory (Helen Mirren), who operates a classic French… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Hundred-Foot Journey
By John Corrado ★★★★ (out of 4) When Cheryl Strayed (Reese Witherspoon) started hiking solo along the Pacific Crest Trail, she was battling multiple addictions and substance abuse problems in the wake of her failed marriage, and still grieving the death of her beloved mother (Laura Dern). Finding herself at a crossroads in her mostly… Read More Review: Wild
By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Copenhagen is a solidly acted and well made independent film that I think is worth a look. But this recommendation comes with reservations, because I don’t think that every element of the story works, which I’ll talk about more later on. The film opens today, exclusively at Carlton Cinemas.… Read More Review: Copenhagen
After premiering at TIFF back in 2013, D Films is releasing Third Person on Blu-ray today. Written and directed by Paul Haggis, following a similar structure to his superior Oscar-winner Crash, the film weaves together the stories of a novelist (Liam Neeson) and his mistress (Olivia Wilde), a man (Adrien Brody) helping a mysterious stranger… Read More Blu-ray Release: Third Person
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