By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) Equal parts compelling and heartbreaking, 99 Homes builds a gripping dramatic thriller around the recent housing crash and economic crisis, wrought with vivid moral dilemmas that are made all the more powerful because of how current they feel. When Dennis Nash (Andrew Garfield) is forcefully evicted from his family… Read More Review: 99 Homes
By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) Canadian politics have rarely been as much fun as they are in My Internship in Canada, a whip smart and hugely entertaining political satire, that especially hits home with the election just around the corner. Steve Guibard (Patrick Huard) is an independent Member of Parliament in Quebec, who ends… Read More Review: My Internship in Canada
By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) After taking us to the battlefields of World War II in his 2008 epic Passchendaele, writer-director Paul Gross returns to the combat zone in his modern war film Hyena Road. Taking place during the War in Afghanistan, this pretty good action drama focuses on a group of Canadian soldiers stationed… Read More Review: Hyena Road
By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Allowing the profoundly important message of its title subject to ring through in every scene, He Named Me Malala is an inspiring documentary about the power for change, that helps illustrate the importance of education and women’s rights. Forced to leave Pakistan with her family, after being shot in the head by the… Read More Review: He Named Me Malala
