By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) The fourth film in the horror franchise, Insidious: The Last Key offers an origin story of sorts for the character of Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye), the parapsychologist and medium who has connected all of these films. When Elise gets a call from Ted Garza (Kirk Acevedo), the man who… Read More Blu-ray Review: Insidious: The Last Key
By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Peter (Ed Helms) and Kyle (Owen Wilson) are twin brothers who grew up without a father. When they discover on the day their mother (Glenn Close) is getting remarried that their father didn’t really die from cancer when they were babies like they were told, and that he… Read More Blu-ray Review: Father Figures
By John Corrado ★★ (out of 4) When a mysterious outbreak starts spreading that reverses nurturing instincts and causes parents to spontaneously kill their kids, siblings Carly (Anne Winters) and Jack (Zackary Arthur) find themselves having to fight off their crazy mom (Selma Blair) and dad (Nicolas Cage). Directed by Crank‘s Brian Taylor, and having… Read More Blu-ray Review: Mom and Dad
By John Corrado It’s no surprise that James Franco won a Golden Globe for his performance in The Disaster Artist, which is now available on Blu-ray. The actor, who also directed the film, commands the screen with his brilliant portrayal of Tommy Wisseau, the infamous writer, director and star of The Room, which has been dubbed the… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Disaster Artist
By John Corrado Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird is a wonderful coming of age film that finds the perfect balance between being funny, moving, bittersweet and a little edgy, just like its spirited protagonist Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan). The film is now available on Blu-ray. This was my second favourite movie of last year behind… Read More Blu-ray Review: Lady Bird
By John Corrado Based on the true story of how Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) wrote and published his beloved tale A Christmas Carol in a matter of weeks, helped along by visions of Ebenezer Scrooge (Christopher Plummer) and his other characters, The Man Who Invented Christmas finds the sweet spot between being a biopic and a new… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Man Who Invented Christmas
By John Corrado Nominated for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars, The Breadwinner follows an 11-year-old girl in Afghanistan named Parvana (Saara Chaudry). When her father (Ali Badshah) is taken by the Taliban, she has to cut her hair and start passing herself off as a boy, so that she can get work to provide for… Read More DVD Review: The Breadwinner
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