Bloor Cinema Release: Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck

By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) Assembled from old home movies, interviews with his family and friends, and even animated segments taken right from his journal entries, the electric Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck offers the definitive portrait of this tortured artist, and a gripping exploration of drug addiction and untreated mental illness. After two… Read More Bloor Cinema Release: Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck

Blu-ray Release: Still Alice

By John Corrado Today, Sony Pictures Classics is releasing Still Alice on Blu-ray.  Alice Howland (Julianne Moore) is a highly intelligent linguistics professor and mother of three, who finds her life turned upside down when she is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, putting a strain on her relationship with husband John (Alec Baldwin) and their freethinking… Read More Blu-ray Release: Still Alice

Blu-ray Release: Masters of Sex: Season Two

By John Corrado Last week, Sony Pictures released Masters of Sex: Season Two on Blu-ray.  Dramatizing the lives of famed sex researchers Dr. William Masters (Michael Sheen) and Virginia Johnson (Lizzy Caplan), this second season of the acclaimed show continues to explore how their relationships in and out of the office are affecting both their work and those around… Read More Blu-ray Release: Masters of Sex: Season Two

DVD Release: Complete Series of Cheers and The Fugitive

By John Corrado Last week, Paramount released the complete series of Cheers and The Fugitive on DVD, giving fans and television aficionados the perfect opportunity to own two of the most beloved shows of all time. Cheers: The Complete Series: Running from 1982 to 1993, and paving the way for a spinoff series centred around freelance psychiatrist… Read More DVD Release: Complete Series of Cheers and The Fugitive

Three Views: Avengers: Age of Ultron

Avengers: Age of Ultron – A Walt Disney Studios Release http://marvel.com/avengers Release Date: May 1st, 2015 Rated PG for violence and language Running Time: 141 minutes Joss Whedon (director) Joss Whedon (writer) Danny Elfman (music) Brian Tyler (music) Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man Chris Hemsworth as Thor Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk Chris… Read More Three Views: Avengers: Age of Ultron

Review: Monkey Kingdom

By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) The latest Earth Day release from Disneynature, Monkey Kingdom is arguably the best film yet in the studio’s ongoing series of impressively photographed wildlife documentaries, striking the perfect balance between adorable animals, and emotionally affective drama of the natural world. Taking place in Sri Lanka, the film follows a troop of macaques… Read More Review: Monkey Kingdom

Criterion Release: Sullivan’s Travels

By John Corrado Today, the 1941 classic Sullivan’s Travels is being released on Blu-ray, through the Criterion Collection.  John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea) is a popular director of escapist studio fare, who finds himself at an existential crossroads, and wants to make a serious film that will accurately depict the harsh realities of life.  Posing… Read More Criterion Release: Sullivan’s Travels