By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) Maybe it’s just that I have a soft spot for movies about film critics, or can admittedly somewhat relate to the title character, but I really enjoyed Ben’s At Home, a micro budget picture that offers big rewards. After winning the award for Best Feature at the Canadian Film… Read More Review: Ben’s At Home
By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) What exactly constitutes a “good kill?” And is there even such a thing as one, or are these two fundamentally different words just put together to try and justify war and conflict? With drone warfare becoming an increasingly more common tactic in the arsenal of tools used by… Read More Review: Good Kill
By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) Assembled from old home movies, interviews with his family and friends, and even animated segments taken right from his journal entries, the electric Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck offers the definitive portrait of this tortured artist, and a gripping exploration of drug addiction and untreated mental illness. After two… Read More Bloor Cinema Release: Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
By John Corrado Today, Sony Pictures Classics is releasing Still Alice on Blu-ray. Alice Howland (Julianne Moore) is a highly intelligent linguistics professor and mother of three, who finds her life turned upside down when she is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, putting a strain on her relationship with husband John (Alec Baldwin) and their freethinking… Read More Blu-ray Release: Still Alice
By John Corrado Last week, Sony Pictures released Masters of Sex: Season Two on Blu-ray. Dramatizing the lives of famed sex researchers Dr. William Masters (Michael Sheen) and Virginia Johnson (Lizzy Caplan), this second season of the acclaimed show continues to explore how their relationships in and out of the office are affecting both their work and those around… Read More Blu-ray Release: Masters of Sex: Season Two
By John Corrado Last week, Paramount released the complete series of Cheers and The Fugitive on DVD, giving fans and television aficionados the perfect opportunity to own two of the most beloved shows of all time. Cheers: The Complete Series: Running from 1982 to 1993, and paving the way for a spinoff series centred around freelance psychiatrist… Read More DVD Release: Complete Series of Cheers and The Fugitive
By John Corrado ★★ (out of 4) After moving to the United States and working as a sitcom writer, Rob Cohen returns to his native land of Canada after two decades, taking a road trip from Nova Scotia to Vancouver, and interviewing various Canadians in attempts to shine a light on what gives our country… Read More Review: Being Canadian
By John Corrado Today, Sony Pictures Classics is releasing Mr. Turner on Blu-ray. Directed by Mike Leigh, the biopic documents the life and affairs of the gruff and anti-social landscape painter Joseph Mallard William Turner (Timothy Spall). Although a bit dry and overlong, and often moving at a slow pace, this is an artistic achievement that… Read More Blu-ray Release: Mr. Turner
By John Corrado Today, Paramount is releasing Selma on Blu-ray. Directed by Ava DuVernay, the incredibly powerful drama follows Martin Luther King Jr.’s (David Oyelowo) historic civil rights march in 1965, putting pressure on President Lyndon B. Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) to sign the Voting Rights Act. Although nominated for Best Picture, and deservedly winning Best Original… Read More Blu-ray Release: Selma
By John Corrado Last week, Paramount released The Gambler on Blu-ray. A remake of the 1974 James Caan classic, the film follows Jim Bennet (Mark Wahlberg), a depressed university professor who moonlights as a high stakes gambler and owes money, forcing him to connect with a loan shark (John Goodman), and complicating his relationship to… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Gambler
By John Corrado The 22nd edition of Hot Docs has now officially come to a close, which means that it’s time to share my eighth and final batch of capsule reviews, bringing my total count up to 46. I finished the festival with The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young last night, which provided… Read More #HotDocs15: Final Batch of Reviews
By John Corrado The final weekend of Hot Docs is now upon us. I’ve got several more films on the docket for today and tomorrow, all of which I have high hopes for. Below are my thoughts on five good ones that I have seen over the past couple of days, including Fractured Land, Radical Grace… Read More #HotDocs15: Seventh Batch of Reviews
Avengers: Age of Ultron – A Walt Disney Studios Release http://marvel.com/avengers Release Date: May 1st, 2015 Rated PG for violence and language Running Time: 141 minutes Joss Whedon (director) Joss Whedon (writer) Danny Elfman (music) Brian Tyler (music) Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man Chris Hemsworth as Thor Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk Chris… Read More Three Views: Avengers: Age of Ultron
By John Corrado Now that we are exactly a week into Hot Docs, I’m just trying to rearrange my schedule to pack as much as I can into the last four days of the festival, and I’ve got some very promising films coming up. Below are my thoughts on the five that I’ve seen over the past… Read More #HotDocs15: Sixth Batch of Reviews
By John Corrado We are now past the halfway point of this year’s Hot Docs, which means that I’ve been incredibly busy over the last few days. This also means that it’s time for my fifth and latest round of capsule reviews. This includes five that are premiering tonight, and the much buzzed about Sugar Coated, which has… Read More #HotDocs15: Fifth Batch of Reviews
By John Corrado Today, Sony Pictures is releasing The Wedding Ringer on Blu-ray. Desperate to find a best man for his wedding to the uptight Gretchen Palmer (Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting), the socially awkward Doug Harris (Josh Gad) hires the smooth Jimmy Callahan (Kevin Hart), the head of a company that rents out wedding parties to guys in need.… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Wedding Ringer
By John Corrado Now that the first weekend of Hot Docs is behind us, it’s interesting to see which films have gotten the best buzz from audiences. This also means that I’ve got a growing list of ones I regret missing, but I’m happy with most of what I’ve seen so far, and there is… Read More #HotDocs15: Fourth Batch of Reviews
By John Corrado We are now deep in the middle of the first weekend of Hot Docs, and I’ve been busy the last few days, having already seen six films at the festival. My thoughts on all of them are below, and I’ve also seen and met some truly great people. I had a nice… Read More #HotDocs15: Third Batch of Reviews
By John Corrado After officially starting last night with the premiere of Tig, we are now entering the first weekend of Hot Docs. I’ve got a busy week coming up, with two screenings on the docket for today, and plans to do another four tomorrow. For those following along, below are my thoughts on another… Read More #HotDocs15: Second Batch of Reviews
By John Corrado The 22nd edition of Hot Docs is now upon us. Things kick off tonight with the international premiere of Tig, and the festival will be going strong until May 3rd, screening an impressive total of 210 documentaries from countries around the world. I’ve already seen over twenty of these films, and can safely say… Read More #HotDocs15: First Batch of Reviews
