New This Week (06/28/2024): A Quiet Place: Day One, Kinds of Kindness, & More!

By John Corrado New releases for the week of June 28th, 2024. Theatrical Releases: A Quiet Place: Day One (Wide Release): This very solid prequel to John Krasinski’s two thrillers finds Michael Sarnoski (Pig) taking over as director, with the action being relocated to New York City. The film balances monster movie suspense with surprisingly… Read More New This Week (06/28/2024): A Quiet Place: Day One, Kinds of Kindness, & More!

4K Ultra HD Review: South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

By John Corrado This week, Paramount is releasing the R-rated 1999 animated musical comedy South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut for the first time on 4K Ultra HD, in honour of the film’s 25th anniversary. Directed by Trey Parker and co-written by Matt Stone, the film finds the South Park boys getting corrupted after going… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

New This Week (06/21/2024): Thelma, The Bikeriders, & More!

By John Corrado New releases for the week of June 21st, 2024. Theatrical Releases: Thelma (Limited Release): June Squibb stars in this indie character dramedy, which is pitched as a senior citizen’s action comedy. It mainly serves as a wonderful leading showcase for Squibb, who shines in the titular role as a feisty 93-year-old trying… Read More New This Week (06/21/2024): Thelma, The Bikeriders, & More!

New This Week (06/14/2024): Inside Out 2, Tuesday, & More!

By John Corrado New releases for the week of June 14th, 2024. Theatrical Releases: Inside Out 2 (Wide Release): Pixar’s latest is a sequel to their 2015 masterpiece Inside Out, once again taking us inside the mind of Riley (Kensington Tallman) and her emotions. Riley’s a teenager now, forcing Joy (Amy Poehler) and the rest… Read More New This Week (06/14/2024): Inside Out 2, Tuesday, & More!

4K Ultra HD Review: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

By John Corrado The sequel to 2021’s Godzilla vs. Kong, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire finds the two Titans teaming up after duking it out, and the results are mixed. Directed by Adam Wingard, returning to the series following GvK, GxK is a monster-smash movie that offers little else besides massive creatures pulverizing each… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Blu-ray Review: South Park: Joining the Panderverse

By John Corrado This week, Paramount is releasing the streaming special South Park: Joining the Panderverse on Blu-ray. The 49 minute animated special from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone skewers everything from “woke” culture, to useless college degrees, multiverse movies, and token diverse characters in Disney reboots. The wide-ranging special, which premiered… Read More Blu-ray Review: South Park: Joining the Panderverse

#TJFF2024 Review: Silver’s Uprising (Closing Night Film)

By John Corrado The 2024 Toronto Jewish Film Festival runs from May 30th to June 9th in Toronto, more information on tickets and showtimes can be found right here. Filmmaker Dan Shadur’s documentary Silver’s Uprising tells the thriller-like story of Amos Dov Silver, an Israeli marijuana activist who was arrested in 2019 for running Telegrass, a… Read More #TJFF2024 Review: Silver’s Uprising (Closing Night Film)

New This Week (06/07/2024): Robot Dreams, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, & More!

By John Corrado New releases for the week of June 7th, 2024. Theatrical Releases: Robot Dreams (Limited Release): This Oscar-nominated animated film from Spanish director Pablo Berger follows the friendship between a dog and his robot in 1980s New York City. Seeing this dialogue-free animated film in a packed theatre on the first day of… Read More New This Week (06/07/2024): Robot Dreams, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, & More!