4K Ultra HD Review: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Season One (Limited Edition SteelBook)

By John Corrado With the second season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds having just premiered on Paramount+, Paramount recently released Season One of the original series on 4K Ultra HD, including in a limited edition SteelBook set. Led by a diverse cast that includes a mix of new and pre-established characters (including cast members… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Season One (Limited Edition SteelBook)

June 20, 2023June 20, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

Blu-ray Review: A Good Person

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) The latest film written and directed by Zach Braff (Garden State, Wish You Were Here), A Good Person is an addiction drama that follows Allison (Florence Pugh), a young woman who becomes hooked on painkillers following a car accident. The film opens with Allison excited to marry her… Read More Blu-ray Review: A Good Person

June 13, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

4K Ultra HD Review: Shazam! Fury of the Gods

By John Corrado ★★ (out of 4) A followup to the 2019 DCEU superhero film Shazam!, Shazam! Fury of the Gods is a prime example of a sequel that feels bigger and broader in scope, while also offering greatly diminished returns. David F. Sandberg returns to direct this sequel, but a lot of the genuine… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Shazam! Fury of the Gods

June 7, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

4K Ultra HD Review: Creed III

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Creed III is the ninth entry overall in the iconic Rocky franchise, as well as the third film in the modern spin-off series focused on Apollo Creed’s son Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan), and it mostly follows a well-worn formula. Directed by Jordan, making his behind-the-camera debut, the film… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Creed III

June 6, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

4K Ultra HD Review: Transformers: 6-Movie SteelBook Collection

By John Corrado This week, Paramount Home Entertaining is releasing all six Transformers movies (the five Michael Bay flicks as well as the Bumblebee spinoff) on 4K Ultra HD in a limited edition SteelBook collection. The six films included in the set are Bay’s Transformers (2007), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Transformers: Dark of… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Transformers: 6-Movie SteelBook Collection

May 30, 2023May 30, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

4K Ultra HD Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

By John Corrado Please note that this is a review of the Blu-ray release of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. For my full thoughts on the film itself, you can read my original review right here. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, the movie based on the classic fantasy role-playing game, is being released… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

May 30, 2023May 30, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

DVD Review: Assassin

By John Corrado ★½ (out of 4) Since Bruce Willis has announced his retirement from acting due to his diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia, the film Assassin serves as his final role. As such, the movie is being sold under his name, but Willis is merely a supporting player in the sci-fi flick, which offers a… Read More DVD Review: Assassin

May 30, 2023May 29, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

DVD Review: Bonanza: The Official Complete Series

By John Corrado The Western series Bonanza has long been one of the crown jewels in NBC’s roster, and Paramount Home Entertainment is now releasing the entire series on DVD in a massive box set that contains all 431 episodes of the show from across its fourteen seasons, which ran from 1959 to 1973. The… Read More DVD Review: Bonanza: The Official Complete Series

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

Blu-ray Review: Cocaine Bear

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) In Cocaine Bear, director Elizabeth Banks takes the inspired by a true story premise of a bear in the 1980s who consumed copious amounts of cocaine that had been dumped from a drug runner’s plane, and fashions it into an absurdly gory and intentionally cheesy B-movie creature feature… Read More Blu-ray Review: Cocaine Bear

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

4K Ultra HD Review: Flashdance: 40th Anniversary

By John Corrado The iconic 1983 dance movie Flashdance is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and Paramount is releasing the film for the first time in 4K Ultra HD this month. Directed by Adrian Lyne (a commercial director making his feature debut), and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, the film centres around Alex (Jennifer Beals),… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Flashdance: 40th Anniversary

May 16, 2023May 16, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

4K Ultra HD Review: Deep Impact: 25th Anniversary

By John Corrado In honour of its 25th anniversary this year, Paramount has released the 1998 summer blockbuster Deep Impact for the first time on 4K Ultra HD. Directed by Mimi Leder, and executive produced by Steven Spielberg, the film unfolds in the twelve months leading up to when a massive comet is expected to… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Deep Impact: 25th Anniversary

May 16, 2023May 16, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

Blu-ray Review: Knock at the Cabin (Collector’s Edition)

By John Corrado Please note that this is a review of the Blu-ray release of Knock at the Cabin. For my full thoughts on the film itself, you can read my original review right here. M. Night Shyamalan’s latest film, Knock at the Cabin, is being released on Blu-ray this week. Based on the novel… Read More Blu-ray Review: Knock at the Cabin (Collector’s Edition)

May 9, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

Blu-ray Review: 80 for Brady

By John Corrado Please note that this is a review of the Blu-ray release of 80 for Brady. For my full thoughts on the film itself, you can read my original review right here. After a run in theatres this February, where it drew in crowds of seniors, the feel-good football comedy 80 for Brady… Read More Blu-ray Review: 80 for Brady

May 9, 2023May 9, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

Blu-ray Review: M3GAN (Unrated Edition)

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Here comes M3GAN, the latest killer doll movie that follows in the footsteps of previous films about murderous toys like Chucky and Annabelle. The difference is that M3GAN (which was produced by James Wan, the driving force behind the Annabelle movies) aims to be more campy than scary.… Read More Blu-ray Review: M3GAN (Unrated Edition)

April 25, 2023April 25, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

Blu-ray Review: Magic Mike’s Last Dance

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) The third instalment in the Magic Mike saga, which began with Steven Soderbergh’s 2012 film that first introduced us to Channing Tatum’s titular male stripper, Magic Mike’s Last Dance is an example of a third film that is easily the weakest in the series, yet still mildly entertaining… Read More Blu-ray Review: Magic Mike’s Last Dance

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

4K Ultra HD Review: Star Trek: The Next Generation 4-Movie Collection

By John Corrado This week, Paramount is releasing Star Trek: The Next Generation 4-Movie Collection on 4K Ultra HD, including the films Star Trek: Generations (1994), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), Star Trek: Nemesis (2002). These four films serve as a continuation of the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Star Trek: The Next Generation 4-Movie Collection

April 4, 2023April 4, 2023 thejoyofmovies.ca1 Comment

DVD Review: Blue’s Big City Adventure

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Blue’s Big City Adventure is a new feature-length Blue’s Clues movie from Nickelodeon that branches off from the 2019 reboot series Blues Clues & You, and mainly exists to have new host Josh (Josh Dela Cruz) meet up with the show’s old hosts Steve (Steve Burns) and Joe… Read More DVD Review: Blue’s Big City Adventure

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

4K Ultra HD Review: Babylon (SteelBook Edition)

By John Corrado Please note that this is a review of the 4K Ultra HD release of Babylon. For my full thoughts on the film itself, you can read my original review right here. Damien Chazelle’s Old Hollywood epic Babylon is being released on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray this week, including in a limited… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Babylon (SteelBook Edition)

March 21, 2023March 28, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

Blu-ray Review: A Man Called Otto

By John Corrado Please note that this is a review of the Blu-ray release of A Man Called Otto. For my full thoughts on the film itself, you can read my original review right here. A Man Called Otto, director Marc Forster’s very enjoyable remake of the 2015 Swedish film A Man Called Ove, is… Read More Blu-ray Review: A Man Called Otto

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

Blu-ray Review: Women Talking

By John Corrado Please note that this is a review of the Blu-ray release of Women Talking. For my full thoughts on the film itself, you can read my original review right here. Sarah Polley’s Women Talking, which received a pair of Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, is being released on… Read More Blu-ray Review: Women Talking

March 7, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment