By John Corrado Although we are already several weeks into 2014, the time has finally come to share my thoughts on the best documentaries of 2013, which was an exceptional year for nonfiction filmmaking. I saw so many great films in 2013, and there were a lot of options of what to include on this… Read More The Best Documentaries of 2013
Blue Jasmine – A Sony Pictures Classics Release http://www.sonyclassics.com/bluejasmine/ DVD Release Date: January 21st, 2014 Rated 14A for mature themes and substance abuse Running time: 98 minutes Woody Allen (dir.) Woody Allen (writer) Cate Blanchett as Jasmine Alec Baldwin as Hal Louis C.K. as Al Bobby Cannavale as Chili Andrew Dice Clay as Augie Sally Hawkins… Read More DVD Review: Blue Jasmine
In a World… – A Sony Pictures Classics Release http://inaworldmovie.com DVD Release Date: January 21st, 2014 Rated PG for coarse language and mature themes Running time: 93 minutes Lake Bell (dir.) Lake Bell (writer) Ryan Miller (music) Lake Bell as Carol Demetri Martin as Louis Fred Melamed as Sam Rob Corddry as Moe Michaela Watkins as… Read More DVD Review: In a World…
By John Corrado Sutter Keely (Miles Teller) lives his life in the moment, afraid to acknowledge his past and terrified of moving forward into the future. He’s stuck and drifting through his high school existence, aided by alcohol and craving the attention that comes from being the life of party, hence the title The Spectacular… Read More Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley Both Shine in “The Spectacular Now”
By John Corrado Directed by Jehane Noujaim, The Square opens with a title card that reads “the film you are about to see was filmed over the last two years of revolution in Egypt.” This is followed by the words “the story continues to unfold.” After picking up the People’s Choice Award for Best Documentary… Read More Bloor Cinema Release: The Square
By John Corrado The nominations for the 86th Academy Awards were announced bright and early this morning by Chris Hemsworth and Cheryl Boone Isaacs. There are nine films in the running for Best Picture, with American Hustle and Gravity leading the charge, picking up a total of ten nominations each. The other expected frontrunner 12… Read More Nominations for the 86th Academy Awards
Today, Remstar Films is releasing Parkland on DVD, after playing at TIFF. Starting with the tragic events of November 22nd, 1963, the film dramatizes the murder of John F. Kennedy and how the subsequent days unfolded. We see the nurses (Marcia Gay Harden and Zac Efron) who tried to save the president’s life, the investigator… Read More DVD Release: Parkland
Enough Said – A Fox Searchlight Release http://www.foxsearchlight.com/enoughsaid/ Blu-ray Release Date: January 14th, 2014 Rated PG for sexual content and mature themes Running time: 93 minutes Nicole Holofcener (dir.) Nicole Holofcener (writer) Marcelo Zarvos (music) Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Eva James Gandolfini as Albert Toni Collette as Sarah Catherine Keener as Marianne Our reviews below: _________________________________________ Enough… Read More Blu-ray Review: Enough Said
A.C.O.D. – A Paramount Pictures Release http://www.acodmovie.com Blu-ray Release Date: January 14th, 2014 Rated 14A for sexual content, language and mature themes Running time: 87 minutes Stu Zicherman (dir.) Ben Karlin (screenplay) Stu Zicherman (screenplay) Nick Urata (music) Adam Scott as Carter Richard Jenkins as Hugh Catherine O’Hara as Melissa Amy Poehler as Sondra Clark Duke… Read More Blu-ray Review: A.C.O.D.
By John Corrado Do you remember a couple of years ago when the Golden Globes felt like a joke, nominating films based on star power and becoming a cynical mockery of the entertainment industry at the hands of three time host Ricky Gervais? Well, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association changed things for the better last… Read More The 71st Golden Globes Did Things Right
By John Corrado The winners of the 71st Golden Globes were announced this evening, at a ceremony hosted by the very funny duo of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. The big winner of the night was David O. Russell’s incredibly entertaining American Hustle, which picked up three awards including Best Picture – Comedy or Musical. … Read More The Winners of the 71st Golden Globes
Her – A Warner Bros. Release http://www.herthemovie.com/#/home Release Date: December 18th, 2013 (Limited) January 10th, 2014 (Wide) Rated 14A for coarse language and sexual content Running time: 126 minutes Spike Jonze (dir.) Spike Jonze (writer) Owen Pallett (music) Arcade Fire (music) Joaquin Phoenix as Theodore Scarlett Johansson as Samantha (voice) Rooney Mara as Catherine Amy… Read More Five Views: Her
Today, 20th Century Fox released Runner Runner on Blu-ray & DVD. When Richie Furst (Justin Timberlake) gets swindled out of his life savings through online poker, the Princeton student travels to Costa Rica to confront the tycoon behind the gambling website, the sleazy Ivan Block (Ben Affleck). A critical and commercial misfire when it was… Read More Blu-ray Release: Runner Runner
Today, Mongrel Media is releasing Thanks for Sharing on all home entertainment platforms, including iTunes. Adam (Mark Ruffalo) is a sex addict celebrating five years of sobriety under the guidance of his sponsor Mike (Tim Robbins). But his recovery process is threatened when he falls in love with Phoebe (Gwyneth Paltrow), and becomes caught up… Read More Digital Release: Thanks for Sharing
By John Corrado ★★★★ (out of 4) During the opening scene of Inside Llewyn Davis, we watch as the struggling folk singer (Oscar Isaac) performs “Hang Me, Oh Hang Me” in front of a crowd. The audience is allowed to experience the entirety of this melancholy song, and what we witness is someone who is… Read More Review: Inside Llewyn Davis
By Erin V. Frozen tells the story of two sisters and princesses – the older Elsa who has the power to create ice and snow, and the younger Anna who does not. Anna has looked up to Elsa her whole life, and as children the two played together, laughing in the snow Elsa created while… Read More Soundtrack Review: Frozen
By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) The characters in The Wolf of Wall Street behave like animals, beating their chests and grunting, freely having sex whenever and wherever they can, often under the influence of various drugs. This is a film that is filled to the brim with content, but I couldn’t think of… Read More Review: The Wolf of Wall Street
It’s hard to believe that 2013 has come to a close, but we would like to raise a glass in welcoming the arrival of 2014. Happy New Year, everyone! There have been many great movies that we have had the pleasure of covering over the past 365 days, and fingers crossed for another year of… Read More Happy New Year!
Today, Remstar Films is releasing Don Jon on DVD & Blu-ray. Jon Martello (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) spends his days addicted to porn, and weekends at the club picking up women. But things change when he meets the “perfect dime” Barbara (Scarlett Johansson), the first woman who sees him as relationship material, and she convinces him to… Read More DVD/Blu-ray Release: Don Jon
By John Corrado This might just be the strangest analogy for the movies of 2013 that you are going to hear, but several times throughout the year I was reminded of an unforgettable scene in Disney’s 2002 animated gem Lilo & Stitch. The scene in question comes when the adorable little alien sits alone in… Read More Drifting Through the Movies of 2013
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