Blu-ray Review: Police Squad!: The Complete Series

By John Corrado After delivering the comedy classic Airplane! in 1980, directors David Zucker, Jerry Zucker and Jim Abrahams reunited with one of the stars of that film – the late, great Canadian actor Leslie Nielsen – and brought their talents to the small screen for the tragically short-lived ABC television series Police Squad! in 1982. An… Read More Blu-ray Review: Police Squad!: The Complete Series

Hot Docs At Home Review: Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) The Hot Docs Film Festival in Toronto has come to be one of the biggest showcases of documentary cinema in the world, and it’s an event that, on a personal note, I look forward to attending every spring, as I have done since 2011. But this year, the… Read More Hot Docs At Home Review: Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art

The Rebel Jesus: Reflecting on Martin Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ

By John Corrado Please note that this article contains major spoilers for the film The Last Temptation of Christ. It’s Good Friday, a day designated by Christians to recognize Jesus Christ’s sacrificial death on the cross, and a day that is meant to serve as a time of quiet reflection before the more jubilant celebration… Read More The Rebel Jesus: Reflecting on Martin Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ

Disney and Pixar’s Onward is Now Available on Disney+ in Canada

By John Corrado Despite only opening in theatres a mere four weeks ago on March 6th, Disney and Pixar’s Onward is now available to watch on Disney+ as of today in Canada and the United States, for anyone with a subscription to the streaming service. This move comes after the animated film was previously made… Read More Disney and Pixar’s Onward is Now Available on Disney+ in Canada

Review: Sonic the Hedgehog (Early Digital Release)

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) We are currently in uncharted territory. With the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world, the economy has been brought to its knees, and one of the big casualties of this are movie theatres. Due to medical recommendations to practise social distancing and stay at home, all theatres have been… Read More Review: Sonic the Hedgehog (Early Digital Release)

Blu-ray Review: Tommy Boy: Holy Schnike Edition (25th Anniversary)

By John Corrado Exactly 25 years ago today, on March 31st, 1995, the road trip comedy Tommy Boy was released in theatres in North America. In honour of the occasion, Paramount sent me over a copy of the 2017 Blu-ray re-release, dubbed the Holy Schnike Edition, for review. I had seen the film before, and… Read More Blu-ray Review: Tommy Boy: Holy Schnike Edition (25th Anniversary)

DVD Review: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Eleventh Season

By John Corrado Created by the late Stephen Hillenburg, the talking yellow sea sponge named SpongeBob SquarePants first made his debut on TV in 1999, and the wildly popular cartoon is still going strong over twenty years later. Now the complete eleventh season of the show is being released on DVD this week, in a… Read More DVD Review: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Eleventh Season

Blu-ray Review: The Ten Commandments: 1923 & 1956 Feature Films DigiBook

By John Corrado Cecil B. DeMille’s 1956 Bible epic The Ten Commandments, starring Charlton Heston in one of his most iconic roles as Moses and based on stories from the Old Testament, remains among the most famous Biblical films of all time. The film is being reissued on Blu-ray this week in a limited edition… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Ten Commandments: 1923 & 1956 Feature Films DigiBook