By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) A nightmarish, heavy metal-inspired revenge fantasy that stars Nicolas Cage at his most unhinged and plays like a demented, hallucinatory fever dream, Mandy is one of the more unique films to be released this year. It’s set in 1983, and follows Red Miller (Cage), a lumberjack who lives… Read More Blu-ray Review: Mandy

By John Corrado A biopic of controversial, alcoholic cartoonist John Callahan (Joaquin Phoenix), who became a quadriplegic after surviving a drunk driving accident, Gus Van Sant’s Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot is a powerful film about overcoming adversity that has stuck with me since I watched it over the summer. Much of… Read More DVD Review: Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot

By John Corrado Bo Burnham’s directorial debut, Eighth Grade, is one of the biggest breakout hits of the year. Built around a sensitive and incredibly authentic performance from Elsie Fisher, the film presents an engaging and at times painfully believable portrait of what it’s like to be a shy and awkward kid in middle school,… Read More Blu-ray Review: Eighth Grade