By John Corrado The titular “Bad Guys” are back in The Bad Guys 2, only now they are trying to be the Good Guys after doing time and swearing off a life of crime. This sequel to the 2022 DreamWorks Animation film finds the ragtag animal crew being pulled back in to do one last… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Bad Guys 2 (Collector’s Edition)
By John Corrado It’s been fifteen years since the release of director Joseph Kosinki’s Tron: Legacy, a belated follow up to Disney’s 1982 film Tron. This stretch of time between Kosinski’s 2010 film and the new third instalment, Tron: Ares, means that Ares itself feels like a legacy sequel meant to resurrect older IP, in… Read More Movie Review: Tron: Ares
By John Corrado For Taylor Swift fans, the release of a new album means listening to the whole thing when it drops at midnight and obsessing over the lyrics (at least that’s what I always do). Now, for the first time ever, Taylor has gifted us a theatrical event to go along with her latest… Read More Review: Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl
By John Corrado New releases for the week of October 3rd, 2025. Theatrical Releases: The Smashing Machine (Wide Release): Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson puts himself into the Oscar conversation with his dramatic role in this biopic of early UFC fighter Mark Kerr. The film is solo directed by Benny Safdie (one half of the sibling… Read More New This Week (10/03/2025): The Smashing Machine, Anemone, & More!
By John Corrado Good Boy, director Ben Leonberg’s new supernatural horror movie, has been gaining buzz for the uniqueness of its premise; it’s a haunted house movie shown from the perspective of a pet dog. The canine in question is Indy, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever. Indy’s loyal owner is Todd (Shane Jensen), who… Read More Movie Review: Good Boy
By John Corrado Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson stars in The Smashing Machine, a very good biopic of early UFC fighter Mark Kerr, that finds the wrestler-turned-actor giving it his all in his first big, meaty dramatic role. The film, which also serves as the first solo outing of director Benny Safdie, after splitting from his… Read More Movie Review: The Smashing Machine
By John Corrado Netflix has just released the official trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankentstein, the director’s long-gestating passion project bringing Mary Shelley’s original novel to the screen. I was lucky enough to see this one at TIFF, and came away impressed (you can read my full review from the festival right here). The production… Read More Official Trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankentstein
By John Corrado Disney has just released the new, full-length trailer for Zootopia 2. This is the highly anticipated sequel to the 2016 smash hit Zootopia, seeing the return of bunny cop Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and fox Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman), now working together as official law enforcement partners. This trailer gives us a… Read More New Trailer for Disney’s Zootopia 2
By John Corrado Netflix has just put out the official trailer for Jay Kelly. This is Noah Baumbach’s latest film, starring George Clooney and Adam Sandler. It premiered at Venice and Telluride, and is about to play at NYFF. I’m still pretty crushed this one didn’t play TIFF. Clooney stars as the titular Jay Kelly,… Read More Official Trailer for Noah Baumbach’s Jay Kelly
By John Corrado Anemone, the feature directorial debut of Ronan Day-Lewis, is notable for bringing the filmmaker’s father, actor Daniel Day-Lewis, out of retirement. This is his first acting role since starring in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Phantom Thread, a film that has only grown in stature in the near-decade since it was released. This already… Read More Movie Review: Anemone
By John Corrado The runtime for Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another is 162 minutes. The length of the movie is surely one of the least pertinent things about it, but it’s worth mentioning because of how kinetic the film feels. Nearly two hours in, I was surprised there was less than an hour… Read More Movie Review: One Battle After Another
By John Corrado New releases for the week of September 26th, 2025. Theatrical Releases: One Battle After Another (Wide Release): There are an abundance of new releases this week, with the buzziest of them all being Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. The early buzz on this one is deafening, with it already… Read More New This Week (09/26/2025): One Battle After Another, Eleanor the Great, The Baltimorons, & More!
By John Corrado In the Finland-shot survival thriller Dead of Winter, which takes place during a Minnesota snowstorm, Emma Thompson is doing her best impression of Frances McDormand in Fargo, and her out-of-character performance is what makes the film worth seeing. Thompson stars as Barb Sorenson, an older lady who is going ice fishing alone… Read More Movie Review: Dead of Winter
By John Corrado A struggling improv comic in Baltimore needs an emergency dentist appointment on Christmas Eve. It sounds like the setup for a joke (and maybe it is), but it’s also the inciting incident of The Baltimorons, a tender and funny chance encounter romance from director Jay Duplass. Duplass crafts the film as a… Read More Movie Review: The Baltimorons
By John Corrado We now have a new trailer (and poster) for Avatar: Fire and Ash, the upcoming third film in James Cameron’s Pandora-set trilogy. This fresh look arrives before the re-release of 2022’s Avatar: The Way of Water on October 3rd. It reveals a bit more of the plot and shows us some new… Read More New Trailer for Avatar: Fire and Ash
By John Corrado James Gunn’s Superman is the former Marvel filmmaker’s attempt to reboot the DC Cinematic Universe. In doing so, Gunn is going back to the beginning by introducing a new Superman, with David Corenswet taking over the iconic role from Henry Cavill. Gunn and Corenswet’s new version (and vision) of the character couldn’t… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Superman
By John Corrado We now have the final trailer for Wicked: For Good. This is director Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of Act Two of the musical, with his Wicked: Part One lighting up the box office last year and becoming a major Oscar contender. Universal is clearly hoping to recapture that magic with For Good.… Read More Final Trailer for Wicked: For Good!
By John Corrado The first M3GAN was a campy killer robot movie that mainly became known for the memes generated by the dancing robot girl, which helped turn the Blumhouse film into a box office hit in 2023. This sequel, M3GAN 2.0, somewhat fittingly takes the Terminator 2 approach; the creative team of original director… Read More Blu-ray Review: M3GAN 2.0
By John Corrado Disney has just released the first poster and teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, the big screen continuation of the popular Disney Plus series. Will this translate into being a box office hit? This is the first theatrically released Star Wars movie since The Rise of Skywalker in 2019.… Read More Teaser Trailer for Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu
By John Corrado New releases for the week of September 19th, 2025. Theatrical Releases: A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (Wide Release): Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell star in this romantic fantasy, which is the latest film from director Kogonada. I really liked Kogonada’s previous two films (Columbus and After Yang), so I’m curious to check this… Read More New This Week (09/19/2025): A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Swiped, & More!
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