By John Corrado This weekend, the recent summer blockbuster Avengers: Age of Ultron is being released on Blu-ray. When Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) resurrects his old peacekeeping program in a desperate attempt to keep his teammates safe, the result is a powerful force of artificial intelligence known as Ultron (James Spader), that takes the form of… Read More Blu-ray Release: Avengers: Age of Ultron
By John Corrado Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom was rereleased on Blu-ray last week, through the Criterion Collection. Narrated by Bob Balaban, the film follows Khaki Scout Sam Shakusky (Jared Gilman) and young booklover Suzy Bishop (Kara Hayward), a pair of twelve year olds who fall in love and run away together, prompting a search party to… Read More Criterion Release: Moonrise Kingdom
By John Corrado Last week, 20th Century Fox released The Rocky Horror Picture Show: 40th Anniversary Celebration on Blu-ray, a sparkly new edition of the 1975 classic. A mashup of comedy, musical and horror, the film follows Brad Majors (Barry Bostwick) and Janet Weiss (Susan Sarandon), an innocent young couple who get stranded at the isolated residence of… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Rocky Horror Picture Show: 40th Anniversary Celebration
By John Corrado Today, Elevation Pictures is releasing I’ll See You in My Dreams on DVD. Carol Petersen (Blythe Danner) is a former singer still grieving the death of her husband, who has settled into a quiet routine on her own, including frequent bridge games with her trio of friends (June Squibb, Rhea Perlman and… Read More DVD Release: I’ll See You in My Dreams
By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) For a progressively minded and refreshingly character driven dramedy, that offsets the laughs with some genuinely moving twinges of bittersweetness, Grandma is surprisingly balanced and often quietly remarkable in its approach to the potentially tricky subject matter of its central story. Elle Reid (Lily Tomlin) is an aging feminist… Read More Review: Grandma
By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) An engaging character study that affectively explores the fine line between genius and madness, Pawn Sacrifice is simply a solidly crafted biopic and historical drama. Back in 1972, Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) was on top of the world, a young prodigy from Brooklyn who rose to fame to become one… Read More Review: Pawn Sacrifice
By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) Listen to Me Marlon opens at TIFF Bell Lightbox this weekend, tickets and showtimes can be found right here. Assembled from old audio recordings of the late actor talking candidly about his life, playing over archival footage and film clips, Listen to Me Marlon gives us a rare… Read More Review: Listen to Me Marlon
By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Unbranded opens at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema this weekend, tickets and showtimes can be found right here. Swayed by their love for the Old West, four friends embark on the adventure of a lifetime, adopting a dozen wild mustangs from government holding facilities, and setting out to… Read More Bloor Cinema Release: Unbranded
By John Corrado To coincide with the 20th anniversary of the former and 10th anniversary of the latter, Sony Pictures has put out new Blu-ray editions of Jumanji and Zathura, a pair of classic and thematically similar adventure films, that were both adapted from Chris Van Allsburg books. Released in 1995, and becoming a breakout… Read More Blu-ray Release: Jumanji and Zathura
By John Corrado The 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival has just come to a close, with the powerful Room taking home the coveted Grolsch People’s Choice Award. But before we officially wrap things up, there are still a few more films left to talk about. My previous batch of reviews are right here, and below… Read More #TIFF15 Reviews: Where to Invade Next, He Named Me Malala, Youth, Looking for Grace
By John Corrado The 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is winding down now, but will still be going strong in the city until September 20th. My previous batch of reviews from yesterday are right here, and below are my thoughts on four more films, and please come back on the final day of the festival for… Read More #TIFF15 Reviews: My Internship in Canada, Last Cab to Darwin, Lolo, Stonewall
By John Corrado The 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is happening now, and will be going strong in the city until September 20th. My previous batch of reviews from yesterday are right here, and below are my thoughts on four more films, three of which have another screening coming up. Please come back tomorrow and throughout the… Read More #TIFF15 Reviews: Hurt, The Ardennes, Anomalisa, Victoria
By John Corrado The 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is happening now, and will be going strong in the city until September 20th. My previous batch of reviews from yesterday are right here, and below are my thoughts on four more films. As usual, please come back tomorrow and throughout the final stretch of the festival… Read More #TIFF15 Reviews: Spotlight, River, Zoom, The Witch
By John Corrado Today, Disney is releasing their recent hit Cinderella on Blu-ray. Ella (Lily James) is a kindhearted country girl, who is left to live with her evil stepmother Lady Tremaine (Cate Blanchett). But her life changes when she meets a charming prince (Richard Madden), and is determined to reunite with him at the Royal Ball, with… Read More Blu-ray Release: Cinderella
By John Corrado Today, Disneynature is releasing their latest documentary Monkey Kingdom on Blu-ray. The film follows a troop of macaques living in the majestic ruins of an abandoned city in Sri Lanka, and the large fig tree at the centre of their social order. At the bottom of the tree is Maya, who is left to eat whatever… Read More Blu-ray Release: Monkey Kingdom
By John Corrado The 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is happening now, and will be going strong in the city until September 20th. My previous batch of reviews from yesterday are right here, and below are my thoughts on four more films. Please come back on Wednesday and throughout the rest of the festival for my… Read More #TIFF15 Reviews: The Lady in the Van, Brooklyn, The Meddler, Hyena Road
By John Corrado Although the first weekend of the 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is coming to a close as we speak, the festivities will still be going strong in the city until September 20th. My previous batch of reviews from yesterday are right here, and below are my thoughts on five more films.… Read More #TIFF15 Reviews: Into the Forest, Maggie’s Plan, Fire Song, Closet Monster, The Waiting Room
By John Corrado The 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is happening right now, and will be going strong in the city until September 20th. My previous batch of reviews from yesterday are right here, and below are my thoughts on five more films that I had the chance to see over the last few days, all… Read More #TIFF15 Reviews: Demolition, Son of Saul, A Tale of Love and Darkness, The Martian, My Skinny Sister
By John Corrado The 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival kicked off last night, and will be going strong in the city until September 20th. My first batch of reviews from yesterday are right here, and below are my thoughts on five more films that I had the chance to screen in advance. As always,… Read More #TIFF15 Reviews: London Road, Black, We Monsters, Legend, She Stoops to Conquer
By John Corrado The 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival kicks off tonight, with the world premiere of Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallée’s Demolition, and will be going strong in the city until September 20th. To start things off, below are my thoughts on my five top picks from what I’ve seen so far,… Read More #TIFF15 Reviews: The Rainbow Kid, Room, Al Purdy Was Here, Keeper, Sleeping Giant
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