By John Corrado Featuring excellent performances from Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet – who really should have gotten an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor – Felix Van Groeningen’s powerful addiction drama Beautiful Boy is now available on Blu-ray. While Beautiful Boy has garnered some mixed reviews, this is one of those movies that I… Read More Blu-ray Review: Beautiful Boy

By John Corrado ★★ (out of 4) The character of Venom was initially meant to be an adversary to Spider-Man. Now the popular Marvel Comics villain – who was played by Topher Grace in Sam Raimi’s 2007 blockbuster Spider-Man 3 – takes centre stage in the aptly titled Venom, and I’m honestly not exactly sure what to… Read More Blu-ray Review: Venom

By John Corrado David Gordon Green’s Halloween, which saw the return of Michael Myers forty years after John Carpenter’s iconic 1978 film, was one of the most anticipated movies of last fall, and it’s now arriving on Blu-ray. Serving as a direct followup to the original, this film finds Michael coming back to Haddonfield, Illinois… Read More Blu-ray Review: Halloween

By John Corrado Watching When Harry Met Sally… again, which I had the pleasure of doing the other night thanks to the new 30th anniversary edition that Shout Select just put out on Blu-ray, it’s easy to see why the film is still regarded as one of the greatest romantic comedies of all time. Directed by… Read More Blu-ray Review: When Harry Met Sally…: 30th Anniversary Edition

By John Corrado Carl Reiner’s classic 1979 comedy The Jerk is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, an occasion that was marked by this new Blu-ray edition that was put out by Shout Select last month. The film stars Steve Martin in his breakout movie role as Navin R. Johnson, a charming simpleton who was… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Jerk: 40th Anniversary Edition

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) Ronald Reagan is never actually mentioned by name in White Boy Rick, but his figures often looms large behind the story, which details the human impact that the 40th President’s so-called “War on Drugs” had upon poor and minority communities. The film is based on the true story… Read More Blu-ray Review: White Boy Rick

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) Adapted from Nick Hornby’s novel of the same name, Juliet, Naked is a very likeable film that proves there are still many pleasures to be found within the classic romantic comedy formula when it’s done right. The film focuses on Annie (Rose Byrne), who is living a quiet… Read More DVD Review: Juliet, Naked

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