4K Ultra HD Review: It’s a Wonderful Life (Steelbook)

By John Corrado One of my favourite movies of all time, and a perennial favourite that gets revisited every holiday season, is It’s a Wonderful Life. Frank Capra’s 1946 classic, about a suicidal man named George Bailey (James Stewart) who gets visited by an angel (Henry Travers) on Christmas Eve, is a film that always… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: It’s a Wonderful Life (Steelbook)

Review: The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) In 2003, co-directors Jennifer Abbott and Mark Achbar released The Corporation, a documentary based upon a book by Canadian professor Joel Bakan that sought to psychoanalyze corporations as if they were people, and came to the conclusion that they would be diagnosed as psychopaths. Now, seventeen years later,… Read More Review: The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel

DVD Review: The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage!

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) SpongeBob SquarePants, the beloved cartoon character who made his TV debut in 1999, gets a live action reimagining in The SpongeBob Musical, a boisterous stage show that premiered on Broadway in 2017 and received a dozen Tony nominations. Now a filmed version of the show, which was broadcast… Read More DVD Review: The SpongeBob Musical: Live On Stage!

Blu-ray Review: The Flintstones: The Complete Series

By John Corrado The idea of a primetime animated sitcom was very much a novelty when The Flintstones premiered in 1960. Created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera under their company banner Hanna-Barbera Productions, the show about the “modern Stone Age family” was the first “cartoon” to ever land a primetime slot. And it became… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Flintstones: The Complete Series

Review: Memories of Murder (Theatrical Re-Release)

By John Corrado ★★★★ (out of 4) Bong Joon-ho made history earlier this year when his movie Parasite became the first ever international film to take home the Oscar for Best Picture, a stunning win that was complimented by the South Korean filmmaker also winning the award for Best Director. It was a deserved victory… Read More Review: Memories of Murder (Theatrical Re-Release)

imagineNATIVE 2020 Review: Shadow of Dumont

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) Growing up, writer/director Trevor Cameron was always fascinated by stories of his great-great-great-uncle, Gabriel Dumont. A Métis leader and lieutenant to Louis Riel, Dumont is a legendary figure for his involvement in the North-West Rebellions of 1885, gaining him the nickname the “Métis Braveheart.” Wanting to learn more… Read More imagineNATIVE 2020 Review: Shadow of Dumont

Blu-ray Review: The Haunting (1999)

By John Corrado Shirley Jackson’s classic 1959 horror novel The Haunting of Hill House has been adapted for the screen a few times over the years, starting with Robert Wise’s faithful 1963 film adaptation The Haunting. More recently, Jackson’s novel provided the inspiration for Mike Flanagan’s 2018 Netflix series of the same name, which was… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Haunting (1999)