By John Corrado To say that Dan Fogelman’s Life Itself has been dividing audiences since it premiered at TIFF would be putting it mildly. I spoke to several people during the festival who loved this sprawling, multi-character drama that spans a couple of decades and unfolds in both America and Spain, while critics were quick to… Read More Blu-ray Review: Life Itself

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) Denzel Washington once again teams up with director Antoine Fuqua for The Equalizer 2, a surprisingly solid followup to their 2014 action film that marks the first sequel of their respective careers. Retired CIA operative Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) is now working as a Lyft driver, while still… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Equalizer 2

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) The choice to make a film that unfolds entirely on computer screens could seem like a gimmick, but the device is used to riveting effect in Searching, a very well executed missing person thriller that offers a hundred minutes of nerve-rattling suspense. The film opens with a heart-wrenching… Read More Blu-ray Review: Searching

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) The latest entry into James Wan’s Conjuring franchise, The Nun is a prequel that takes place in 1952, and focuses on the origins of the creepy, demonic nun (Bonnie Aarons) that first appeared in The Conjuring 2. The film opens with a young nun (Charlotte Hope) hanging herself… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Nun

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) With a title like Dog Days, which is the the name of this new ensemble romantic comedy that weaves together the stories of multiple characters and the dogs that they love, you just know you are in for something sappy and predictable. So the most unexpected thing about… Read More DVD Review: Dog Days

By John Corrado Based on a true story, Papillon follows Henri “Papillon” Charrière (Charlie Hunnam), a safecracker in Paris who is falsely accused of murder and sent to prison in the penal colony on Devil’s Island in French Guiana, where he teams up with the eccentric counterfeiter Louis Dega (Rami Malek) to craft an escape plan.… Read More Blu-ray Review: Papillon

By John Corrado ★½ (out of 4) Set in an alternate version of Los Angeles where humans and puppets live side by side, but puppets are treated like second class citizens, The Happytime Murders is a film that had potential on paper, but ends up being one of the most disappointing movies of the year. When… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Happytime Murders

By John Corrado Last month, Shout! Factory released a pair of brand new steelbook editions of the cult classics Streets of Fire and Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey on Blu-ray. It’s worth noting that these are limited edition releases and the packaging is collectible, so I would recommend picking them up if you’re a fan of either film.… Read More Blu-ray Review: Streets of Fire and Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey Steelbooks from Shout! Factory

By John Corrado Spike Lee’s 1988 college comedy School Daze is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The film is inspired by Lee’s own college experiences in Atlanta, Georgia, and unfolds over the hectic homecoming weekend at the historically black Mission College. The story focuses on the rivalries between Vaughn “Dap” Dunlap (Laurence Fishburne), a young… Read More Blu-ray Review: School Daze: 30th Anniversary Edition

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) Agnes (Kelly Macdonald) is a housewife, who has dedicated herself to looking after her husband Louie (David Denman) and their two sons Ziggy (Bubba Weiler) and Gabe (Austin Abrams), who are now young adults but not quite ready to forge their own paths. She is bored and wants… Read More DVD Review: Puzzle

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) Based on the bestselling novel by Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians is a splashy and entertaining romantic comedy that represents a step forward in terms of onscreen diversity in major studio films. The film tells the story of Rachel Chu (Constance Wu), a Chinese-American economics professor from New… Read More Blu-ray Review: Crazy Rich Asians

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) With just three days left in his probation, Collin (Daveed Diggs) is trying desperately to stay on the straight and narrow so that he doesn’t end up back in prison, but his unstable friend Miles (Rafael Casal) keeps threatening to pull him back down. This is the basic plot line… Read More Blu-ray Review: Blindspotting

By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) Spike Lee’s latest joint, BlacKkKlansman, is the type of film that will make you deeply uncomfortable to watch at times with its unflinching look at simmering racial tensions in America in both the past and present, and that’s precisely the point of it. The film is based on… Read More Blu-ray Review: BlacKkKlansman

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) A surprise box office hit when it was released over the summer, The Meg could be best described as that movie where Jason Statham does battle with a big ass shark. If that’s all you’re looking for, and you don’t care about the fact that this is essentially a… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Meg

By John Corrado ★★ (out of 4) Directed by Peter Berg, in his fourth collaboration with Mark Wahlberg following their trio of true life dramas Patriot’s Day, Deepwater Horizon and Lone Survivor, Mile 22 is a generic action thriller that presents a real step down for both the filmmaker and star. The film opens with a… Read More Blu-ray Review: Mile 22

By John Corrado One of the nicest surprises of the year, Disney’s Christopher Robin finds the titular character as an adult (played by Ewan McGregor), who gets reunited with Winnie the Pooh (Jim Cummings), and the rest of his childhood friends from the Hundred Acre Wood, in order to help him rediscover what is important… Read More Blu-ray Review: Christopher Robin

By John Corrado A sequel fourteen years in the making, and one of the biggest box office hits of the year, Incredibles 2 is arriving on Blu-ray this week. I found this to be an incredibly entertaining animated sequel, and for more on the film itself, you can read my full review of Pixar’s latest right here. The… Read More Blu-ray Review: Incredibles 2