By John Corrado On April 5th, Paramount released a new Blu-ray edition of the surprisingly entertaining 1989 comedy Let It Ride, a film that has flown somewhat under the radar but deserves to be viewed with a fresh pair of eyes. Richard Dreyfuss stars as Jay Trotter, a cab driver and recovering gambling addict who… Read More Blu-ray Review: Let It Ride (1989)

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) The Jackass gang is back together again in Jackass Forever, a belated sequel that sees Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O and the rest of their merry band of pranksters reuniting twenty years after the release of Jackass: The Movie in 2002 for more purposeful stupidity. There isn’t much to say… Read More Blu-ray Review: Jackass Forever

By John Corrado Last week, Paramount re-released the 2012 crime thriller Jack Reacher on 4K Ultra HD, in a new limited edition SteelBook package. In terms of actual content, this release is identical to the 4K set put out in 2018 (reviewed here). The main upgrade is the SteelBook packaging, which is very sleek, with… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Jack Reacher (SteelBook Edition)

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Partway through Scream, the fifth film in the horror comedy series that somewhat confusingly adopts the same name as the 1996 original, one of the film’s new characters explains the concept of a “requel.” It’s not a full remake or reboot, they explain, or else fans won’t be… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Scream (2022)

By John Corrado Spider-Man: No Way Home was one of the biggest and most buzzed about movies of last year, and now the film is being released on Blu-ray, 4K and DVD this week. Directed by Jon Watts, the film serves as both the 27th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as well as the… Read More Blu-ray Review: Spider-Man: No Way Home

By John Corrado Director Antoine Fuqua’s 2007 action film Shooter is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, and Paramount is marking the occasion by releasing the film for the first time on 4K Ultra HD in a new, limited edition SteelBook package. Mark Wahlberg stars as Bob Lee Swagger, a former Marine sniper who is… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Shooter: 15th Anniversary (SteelBook Edition)

By John Corrado ★★ (out of 4) Coming 2 America is a legacy sequel that sees the return of Prince Akeem (Eddie Murphy) and his royal assistant Semmi (Arsenio Hall), over three decades after they first travelled to Queens, New York from their fictional African nation of Zamunda and tried to make it in the… Read More Blu-ray Review: Coming 2 America

By John Corrado Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast is one of the main players this awards season, and Universal is releasing the TIFF People’s Choice Award winner (a laurel that is proudly displayed on the front cover) on Blu-ray this week. Nominated for seven Academy Awards (including Best Picture), Branagh’s film is based on his own childhood… Read More Blu-ray Review: Belfast

By John Corrado John Carpenter’s 1996 sequel Escape from L.A., a follow up to his 1981 cult classic Escape from New York, is being released for the first time on 4K Ultra HD this week. The film sees the return of Kurt Russell’s eye-patched outlaw antihero Snake Plissken, who is brought back for another mission… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: John Carpenter’s Escape from L.A.

By John Corrado ★★ (out of 4) Ridley Scott’s House of Gucci, the second of two movies that the veteran filmmaker put out last year (the other being The Last Duel), is a sprawling film that has ambitions of being a family crime saga à la The Godfather, with grandiose themes of betrayal, greed and… Read More Blu-ray Review: House of Gucci

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) Are champions born or raised? That’s the question at the heart of King Richard, a pretty solid inspirational sports movie that dramatizes the story of how Richard Williams (Will Smith) helped turn his daughters Venus (Saniyya Sidney) and Serena (Demi Singleton) into two of the biggest tennis stars… Read More Blu-ray Review: King Richard

By John Corrado Released in theatres on February 14th, 1992, the classic comedy Wayne’s World is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and Paramount is honouring the occasion with an “excellent” new limited edition Blu-ray SteelBook. Produced by Lorne Michaels, the film was a big screen spinoff of the popular Saturday Night Live sketch, starring… Read More Blu-ray Review: Wayne’s World: 30th Anniversary (SteelBook Edition)

By John Corrado The long-awaited legacy sequel Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which serves as a direct continuation of the two classic 1980s films (and fully retcons that misguided 2016 reboot), is being released on Blu-ray this week. Directed by Jason Reitman, taking over the mantle from his father Ivan Reitman, Afterlife introduces us to a new generation… Read More Blu-ray Review: Ghostbusters: Afterlife

By John Corrado Clifford the Big Red Dog, which is being released on Blu-ray today from Paramount, is a surprisingly decent live action family film that brings Norman Bridwell’s classic series of children’s books about the adventures of a young girl and her big red dog to life. The film stars Darby Camp as Emily… Read More Blu-ray Review: Clifford the Big Red Dog

By John Corrado ★★ (out of 4) The Addams Family 2 is a sequel to the 2019 animated movie, which attempted to revamp the classic characters for a new generation. But the film was somewhat of a forgettable disappointment, especially considering the potential behind doing an animated version of the original Charles Addams comic strips… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Addams Family 2

By John Corrado Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho, which is being released on Blu-ray this week, finds the British filmmaker, who is best known for his genre mashups, playing around in the sandbox of psychological thriller. The film follows Eloise (Thomasin McKenzie), an aspiring fashion designer who is obsessed with the culture of the… Read More Blu-ray Review: Last Night in Soho

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) No Time to Die is the 25th film in the James Bond franchise, and the fifth one starring Daniel Craig, ending his tenure as Ian Fleming’s iconic character and completing a story arc that began with Craig’s first appearance as Bond in Casino Royale way back in 2006.… Read More Blu-ray Review: No Time to Die