By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) Clint Eastwood is a filmmaker and actor who has dabbled in many genres over the years, from heavy dramas like Million Dollar Baby and Mystic River, to war movies like Letters from Iwo Jima and American Sniper, and even sweeping romance in The Bridges of Madison County. So it’s fitting that… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Mule
By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) A prequel to Michael Bay’s five film strong Transformers franchise, Bumblebee takes what the other films did and generally does the opposite, offering an enjoyable movie that is just as focused on telling a character-driven story with real heart as it is on delivering gigantic action scenes. The… Read More Blu-ray Review: Bumblebee
By John Corrado Leading up to the release of the new adaptation on April 5th, Paramount is releasing the original 1989 film version of Stephen King’s novel Pet Sematary on Blu-ray this week in a brand new 30th anniversary edition. The story follows Louis Creed (Dale Midkiff), a doctor who moves with his wife Rachel… Read More Blu-ray Review: Pet Sematary: 30th Anniversary Edition
By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa), who first appeared as part of the DC Extended Universe in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice before playing a much larger role as a member of the superhero ensemble in Justice League, gets his own origin story in director James Wan’s Aquaman. As we… Read More Blu-ray Review: Aquaman
By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Maya (Jennifer Lopez) is a woman in her forties who is fed up by the fact that “street smarts” aren’t given as much value as “book smarts.” She dropped out of high school and is now stuck working at a big box grocery store, with nobody else wanting to… Read More Blu-ray Review: Second Act
By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) Despite being 26 years older than Vincent van Gogh was at the time of his death from a gunshot wound at 37 in 1890, it turns out that Willem Dafoe is the perfect actor to bring the Dutch painter to the screen in At Eternity’s Gate, having earned… Read More DVD Review: At Eternity’s Gate
By John Corrado A father-son collaboration between director Peter Hedges and his son Lucas Hedges, who stars in the title role as a young drug addict, Ben is Back is one of the films from last year’s awards season that I wish had gotten more attention. So now that it’s available on DVD, I would… Read More DVD Review: Ben is Back
By John Corrado One of my favourite films of last year was Mary Poppins Returns, which is arriving on Blu-ray today. A belated sequel to Disney’s 1964 classic starring Julie Andrews, Rob Marshall’s new film is simply delightful to watch, from the wonderful music and dance numbers, to Emily Blunt’s impeccable performance in the title role.… Read More Blu-ray Review: Mary Poppins Returns
By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter prequel series continues with somewhat diminished results in the sequel Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, which follows the entertaining 2016 film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. This film opens with Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) breaking out of prison. The Dark wizard is… Read More Blu-ray Review: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) A sequel to the surprisingly strong 2015 boxing drama Creed, which was itself a spinoff from and continuation of the Rocky franchise, Creed II finds the reigning heavyweight champion Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) being challenged to face off against Viktor Drago (Florian Munteanu). The fight is personal for… Read More Blu-ray Review: Creed II
By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) Due to the spotty track record of director Sean Anders, who previously helmed the pair of not very good Daddy’s Home films, you would be forgiven for not expecting much from his latest Mark Wahlberg collaboration, Instant Family. But this film is actually far better than expected, thanks… Read More Blu-ray Review: Instant Family
By John Corrado Two weeks ago, Green Book was awarded the Oscar for Best Picture, as well as trophies for Best Original Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor, and now the film is arriving on Blu-ray just in time to capitalize on this success. Based on a true story, the film follows working class Italian bouncer… Read More Blu-ray Review: Green Book
By John Corrado Last month, HBO released the complete second season of The Deuce on Blu-ray. Created by George Pelecanos and David Simon, the series offers a gritty look at the rise of the porn industry in New York in the 1970s, set against the backdrop of the ongoing women’s rights, gay rights and sexual liberation… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Deuce: The Complete Second Season
By John Corrado This year marks the 30th anniversary of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, and with it comes a new Signature Collection release of the 1989 classic to mark the occasion. Directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, the film is notable for ushering in the fabled Disney Renaissance that would continue through the 1990s, and… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Little Mermaid: Anniversary Edition
By John Corrado Disney’s long-awaited Ralph Breaks the Internet is arriving on Blu-ray today, fresh off of being up for Best Animated Feature at the Oscars. The film is set six years after the events of its 2012 predecessor Wreck-It Ralph, and finds Ralph (John C. Reilly) and Venellope (Sarah Silverman) finding their way into the… Read More Blu-ray Review: Ralph Breaks the Internet
By John Corrado Jacques Audiard’s unique western The Sisters Brothers, which is based on the acclaimed book of the same name by Canadian author Patrick deWitt, failed to bring in much of an audience in theatres, but the film is now available on Blu-ray and it’s worth checking out. I think the film’s lack of success partially… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Sisters Brothers
By John Corrado One of my favourite movies of last year, having landed comfortably in the upper half of my top ten list, Bradley Cooper’s exceptional directorial debut A Star is Born is arriving on Blu-ray this week, and at this point I couldn’t recommend it more highly. The film is up for eight Academy… Read More Blu-ray Review: A Star is Born
By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Produced by J.J. Abrams, Overlord is a World War II adventure that reimagines the war as a sort of horror movie, complete with gory violence and twisted Nazi experiments that are the stuff of nightmares. The film unfolds on the eve of D-Day, and follows a group of… Read More Blu-ray Review: Overlord
By John Corrado Who drew the dicks? That’s the question at the centre of the Netflix series American Vandal, the first season of which was released on DVD last week from Paramount. Created by Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda, American Vandal unfolds in a mockumentary style that parodies popular true crime series like Serial and Making a… Read More DVD Review: American Vandal: Season One
By John Corrado ★★ (out of 4) Danica (Tika Sumpter) is a successful career woman who seems to have her life together, with a good office job at a marketing firm and a steady online relationship with her dream man, whom she has never even met. But Danica’s life is upended when her unhinged sister… Read More Blu-ray Review: Nobody’s Fool
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