By John Corrado The titular “Bad Guys” are back in The Bad Guys 2, only now they are trying to be the Good Guys after doing time and swearing off a life of crime. This sequel to the 2022 DreamWorks Animation film finds the ragtag animal crew being pulled back in to do one last… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Bad Guys 2 (Collector’s Edition)
By John Corrado James Gunn’s Superman is the former Marvel filmmaker’s attempt to reboot the DC Cinematic Universe. In doing so, Gunn is going back to the beginning by introducing a new Superman, with David Corenswet taking over the iconic role from Henry Cavill. Gunn and Corenswet’s new version (and vision) of the character couldn’t… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Superman
By John Corrado The first M3GAN was a campy killer robot movie that mainly became known for the memes generated by the dancing robot girl, which helped turn the Blumhouse film into a box office hit in 2023. This sequel, M3GAN 2.0, somewhat fittingly takes the Terminator 2 approach; the creative team of original director… Read More Blu-ray Review: M3GAN 2.0
By John Corrado The seventh film in the franchise, Jurassic World Rebirth was one of the biggest box office hits of the summer, and is now available on physical media. You can read my full review of the film right here. This one is directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story),… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Jurassic World Rebirth (Collector’s Edition)
By John Corrado Wes Anderson’s latest film, The Phoenician Scheme, is now available on physical media, following its run in theatres earlier this summer. Benicio Del Toro stars in Anderson’s latest as Zsa-zsa Korda, a corrupt businessman who decides to appoint his only daughter Liesl (Mia Threapleton) – a young nun – as the sole… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Phoenician Scheme
By John Corrado The live-action remake of DreamWorks’ How to Train Your Dragon was a slam-dunk hit at the box office earlier this summer, and now it’s available on physical media, including 4K Ultra HD. I reviewed this one in theatres (you can read my full thoughts on the film here), and was somewhat pleasantly… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: How to Train Your Dragon (Collector’s Edition)
By John Corrado Ryan Coogler’s Sinners is one of the most acclaimed and financially successful films of the year, finding that sweet spot as a critically lauded original blockbuster that took off with general audiences as well. The film is now available on 4K Ultra HD. Michael B. Jordan stars in the dual role of… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Sinners
By John Corrado A single mother ends up on a first date from hell in Drop, the twisty new thriller from Blumhouse Productions and director Christopher Landon (Freaky, Happy Death Day). The film also serves as somewhat of a palate cleanser for Landon, who was supposed to direct Scream 7, before that fell through. The… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Drop (Collector’s Edition)
By John Corrado A Minecraft Movie is the recent box office phenomenon based on the popular video game from Sweden’s Mojang Studios, and it’s one of those films that is basically critic proof. For fans of the game, it’s loaded with Easter Eggs and references, with director Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre) and a… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: A Minecraft Movie
By John Corrado A recently widowed mother stuck in a farmhouse with her two kids notices a mysterious woman sitting in her yard. At first the woman, who is covered by a black veil, is at a distance, but her chair keeps moving closer to the house. Who is she? Where did she come from?… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Woman in the Yard (Collector’s Edition)
By John Corrado Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag, the director’s fun, sexy spy movie, is now arriving on Blu-ray following a run in theatres earlier this year. I reviewed the film during its theatrical run, so you can read my full thoughts on it here. But Soderbergh’s latest is a highly enjoyable little mix of espionage… Read More Blu-ray Review: Black Bag (Collector’s Edition)
By John Corrado How do you even begin to follow an all-timer movie like Parasite, especially after it becomes the first non-English film to win the Oscar for Best Picture? You make Mickey 17, one of the biggest “blank cheque” movies of all time. In following up his landmark Oscar-winner, Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Mickey 17
By John Corrado DreamWorks Animation has always had two modes, which is what allows the studio to balance prestige animated films with more cartoony efforts. So for every How to Train Your Dragon, there’s a Boss Baby. This is why the studio is able to so effortlessly follow up a great film like last year’s… Read More Blu-ray Review: Dog Man (Collector’s Edition 2000)
By John Corrado Love Hurts is a new romantic action comedy that is mainly set up as a star vehicle for recent supporting actor Oscar winners Ke Huy Quan and Ariana DeBose. Quan, of course, is the former child star of The Goonies and Temple of Doom who won Best Supporting Actor for his big… Read More Blu-ray Review: Love Hurts (Collector’s Edition)
By John Corrado Director Leigh Whannell is no stranger to taking horror properties and turning them into domestic dramas, having already followed this model in his 2020 film The Invisible Man. Now Whannell and producer Jason Blum shift their attention to another one of the Universal Classic Monsters in Wolf Man, turning the lycanthropic tale… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Wolf Man (Collector’s Edition)
By John Corrado At 94 years old, and over five decades into a directing career that includes two Best Picture Oscar winners (Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby), actor-turned-filmmaker Clint Eastwood has proven himself to be the steadiest of hands behind the camera. The courtroom drama Juror #2 is now Eastwood’s 40th film as director, and… Read More Blu-ray Review: Juror #2
By John Corrado Please note that this is a review of the 4K Ultra HD release of Wicked. For my full thoughts on the film itself, you can read my full review right here. After becoming a box office hit over the holidays, director Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of the Broadway musical Wicked is now… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Wicked
By John Corrado Please note that this is a review of the 4K Ultra HD release of The Wild Robot. For my full thoughts on the film itself, you can read my TIFF review right here. Last month, DreamWorks Animation’s The Wild Robot was released on 4K Ultra HD. Adapted from Peter Brown’s book, the… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: The Wild Robot (Collector’s Edition)
By John Corrado Please note that this is a review of the 4K Ultra HD release of Joker: Folie à Deux. For my full thoughts on the film itself, you can read my theatrical review right here. Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux, the sequel to his 2019 box office smash Joker, is now arriving on… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Joker: Folie à Deux
By John Corrado It’s that time of year again for my annual Christmas and holiday gift guide. This is for the movie lovers and physical media collectors on your list, featuring a number of titles on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray that I can personally recommend, ranging from recent blockbusters to several old classics that… Read More The Joy of Movies 2024 Christmas Gift Guide