By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) The third entry into the rebooted franchise, Star Trek Beyond finds Captain James T. Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto) and the rest of crew of the Enterprise stranded on an alien planet after their ship is ambushed by the villainous Krall (Idris Elba), leading them to team… Read More Blu-ray Review: Star Trek Beyond 3D

By John Corrado Celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, the 2006 comedy Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby is getting a new Blu-ray release, including both the theatrical and unrated cuts of the film. I still remember seeing Talladega Nights in theatres when it first came out and laughing my face off, and it still holds up… Read More Blu-ray Review: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

By John Corrado To mark the fifteenth anniversary of the film, the Oscar-winning modern classic Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is being released on Blu-ray.  Directed by Ang Lee, the film became an instant critical and box office success upon its release, that went on to win four of its ten Academy Award nominations, and remains the highest… Read More Blu-ray Review: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: 15th Anniversary Edition

By John Corrado A much less successful followup to Tim Burton’s 2010 take on Alice in Wonderland, Alice Through the Looking Glass follows Alice (Mia Wasikowska) as she is guided through a mirror that takes her back to Underland.  The Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) has grown sick, and the clues to cure him lie in the past,… Read More Blu-ray Review: Alice Through the Looking Glass

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) When an ancient and powerful mutant named Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) is awoken after thousands of years and becomes hellbent on wiping out humanity, it’s up to Professor Xavier (James McAvoy) and Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), as well as a team of young mutants including Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), Cyclops (Tye… Read More Blu-ray Review: X-Men: Apocalypse

By John Corrado Celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, the 1946 classic It’s a Wonderful Life is being rereleased in a new Platinum Anniversary Edition on Blu-ray.  The film follows the life of George Bailey (James Stewart), a man faced with suicidal desperation on Christmas Eve who is visited by Clarence (Henry Travers), a kind angel wanting to get… Read More Blu-ray Review: It’s a Wonderful Life: Platinum Anniversary Edition

By John Corrado A remake of the iconic 1984 classic, Ghostbusters opened this summer and was overshadowed by a sea of hype and often ugly backlash, and now it arrives on Blu-ray where it deserves to find an even bigger audience.  This reboot of the franchise finds Dr. Erin Gilbert (Kristen Wiig), Abby Yates (Melissa McCarthy), Jillian Holtzmann (Kate McKinnon) and Patty Tolan… Read More Blu-ray Review: Ghostbusters

By John Corrado When people talk about a lack of originality in film, Swiss Army Man now exists to prove them wrong as a glorious example of something admirably unique that’s literally never been done before.  This is the story of Hank (Paul Dano), a depressed man stranded in the wilderness who finds an unlikely friend in… Read More Blu-ray Review: Swiss Army Man

By John Corrado Ricky Baker (Julian Dennison) is a foster kid who has just been placed with Bella (Rima Te Wiata) and Hector (Sam Neill), an older couple who live on a rural property in New Zealand.  But when tragic circumstances lead Ricky to run away, Hector goes after him, and the two start to… Read More DVD Review: Hunt for the Wilderpeople

By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) Based on a true story, Genius recounts the unlikely friendship that developed between book editor Maxwell Perkins (Colin Firth) and young author Thomas Wolfe (Jude Law), as the two worked together on the classic novels Look Homeward, Angel and Of Time and the River. This unique relationship between creator… Read More DVD Review: Genius

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Marianne Lane (Tilda Swinton) is a rock star vacationing on a remote Italian island with her filmmaking partner (Matthias Schoenaerts), resting her voice after vocal surgery has left her temporarily unable to talk.  But passions heat up when an old flame (Ralph Fiennes) pays a surprise visit with… Read More DVD Review: A Bigger Splash

By John Corrado ★ (out of 4) Jesse (Elle Fanning) is a sixteen year old aspiring model who is fresh to Los Angeles, where she is staying at a seedy motel, and befriends a makeup artist (Jena Malone).  But as Jesse learns to navigate the world of fashion runways and sleazy photographers, she has to contend with more established… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Neon Demon

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) When their parents tell them they have to bring respectable dates to their sister Jeanie’s (Sugar Lyn Beard) wedding in Hawaii, party-loving brothers Mike (Adam Devine) and Dave Stangle (Zac Efron) place an ad on Craigslist to try and find the perfect girls.  Enter Tatiana (Aubrey Plaza) and… Read More Blu-ray Review: Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

By John Corrado ★★ (out of 4) When notorious supervillian Shredder (Brian Tee) escapes from custody and teams up with mutant henchmen Bebop (Gary Anthony Williams) and Rocksteady (Sheamus), it’s up to the sewar-dwelling turtles Michelangelo (Noel Fisher), Donatello (Jeremy Howard), Leonardo (Pete Ploszek) and Raphael (Alan Ritchson) to take them down and save New… Read More Blu-ray Review: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows 3D

By John Corrado Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Jim Henson’s classic 1986 fantasy Labyrinth follows a teen girl (Jennifer Connelly) who is annoyed with having to babysit her little brother, and wishes for him to get taken away.  When her wish is granted by the Goblin King (David Bowie), she gets sucked into a fairy tale… Read More DVD Review: Labyrinth: 30th Anniversary Edition

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) When Nancy (Blake Lively) goes surfing on a secluded beach in Mexico, she finds herself circled by a great white shark, after cutting her leg and spilling blood into the water.  Stranded on a large rock a couple hundred metres from the shore, and trying to nurse her… Read More DVD Review: The Shallows

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Based on true events, Free State of Jones recounts the story of Newton Knight (Matthew McConaughey), a disillusioned medic in the Confederate army who deserts the Civil War and returns to Mississippi, leading a rebel militia of poor farmers and runaway slaves in an armed uprising against the corrupt government.  Their rebellion led Jones County… Read More Blu-ray Review: Free State of Jones