New This Week (01/20/2023): Living, The Son, Saint Omer, & More!

By John Corrado New releases for the week of January 20th, 2023. Theatrical Releases: Living (Limited Release): A remake of Akira Kurosawa’s 1952 classic Ikiru starring Bill Nighy and written by novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, Living is a really lovely and beautifully crafted old school drama that works to compliment the original. It’s a tender and… Read More New This Week (01/20/2023): Living, The Son, Saint Omer, & More!

4K Ultra HD Review: Cloverfield: 15th Anniversary – Limited Edition SteelBook

By John Corrado It’s been fifteen years since director Matt Reeves and producer J.J. Abrams first unleashed their found footage monster movie Cloverfield in theatres on January 18th, 2008. Paramount is honouring the milestone by re-releasing the film on 4K Ultra HD this week, in a very nice new limited edition SteelBook set. The film… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Cloverfield: 15th Anniversary – Limited Edition SteelBook

Blu-ray Review: Ticket to Paradise (Collector’s Edition)

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) George Clooney and Julia Roberts reunite onscreen in Ticket to Paradise, a romantic comedy that serves as an exercise in they don’t make ‘em like this anymore cinema. The film is a throwback to 1990s or early-2000s rom-coms that follows the formula to a tee, but gets by… Read More Blu-ray Review: Ticket to Paradise (Collector’s Edition)

New This Week (01/13/2023): Adult Adoption, The Quiet Epidemic, The Territory, & More!

By John Corrado New releases for the week of January 13th, 2023. Theatrical Releases: Adult Adoption (Limited Release): This Toronto-set feature debut from director Karen Knox (CBC Gem’s Homeschooled) focuses on an emotionally immature young woman (played by Ellie Moon, who also wrote the screenplay) going through the process of “adult adoption” after aging out… Read More New This Week (01/13/2023): Adult Adoption, The Quiet Epidemic, The Territory, & More!

New This Week (01/06/2023): A Man Called Otto, Corsage, If These Walls Could Sing, & More!

By John Corrado New releases for the week of January 6th, 2023. Theatrical Releases: A Man Called Otto (Limited Release): An American remake of the 2015 Swedish film A Man Called Ove, A Man Called Otto stars Tom Hanks in the role of Otto Anderson, an old grouch grieving the loss of his wife who… Read More New This Week (01/06/2023): A Man Called Otto, Corsage, If These Walls Could Sing, & More!

4K Ultra HD Review: Black Adam

By John Corrado ★½ (out of 4) Black Adam, the latest film in the soon-to-be retooled DC cinematic universe, is the epitome of mediocrity in the already overcrowded superhero genre. No, this big scale action flick directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne Johnson is not completely unwatchable. But it is entirely mindless and… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Black Adam

New This Week (12/30/2022): Broker, White Noise, & More!

By John Corrado New releases for the week of December 30th, 2022. Theatrical Releases: Broker (TIFF Bell Lightbox): The latest from Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda, working in Korea for the first time, Broker is a captivating story about found family showing the bonds that form between two “baby brokers” (played by Parasite‘s Song Kang-ho and… Read More New This Week (12/30/2022): Broker, White Noise, & More!

New This Week (12/23/2022): The Whale, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Women Talking, & More!

By John Corrado New releases for the week of December 21st, December 23rd, and December 25th, 2022. Theatrical Releases: The Whale (Limited Release): Brendan Fraser delivers the performance of a lifetime – and the comeback story of the year – in director Darren Aronofsky’s stunning and devastating character drama The Whale. Aided by prosthetics, Fraser… Read More New This Week (12/23/2022): The Whale, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Women Talking, & More!