Disney+ Review: What If…? (First Three Episodes)

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Following the wild successes of Loki, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and WandaVision on Disney+ earlier this year, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is now delivering its first official animated series with What If…?, which takes advantage of the medium to offer a series of condensed side adventures… Read More Disney+ Review: What If…? (First Three Episodes)

DVD Review: Are You Afraid of the Dark? Curse of the Shadows

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) In 2019, Nickelodeon rebooted the fan favourite 1990s kids show Are You Afraid of the Dark? for a limited event series. The result was a surprisingly solid three-part miniseries that was successful enough to warrant renewal for a second instalment. The second season, subtitled Are You Afraid of… Read More DVD Review: Are You Afraid of the Dark? Curse of the Shadows

Disney+ Review: Behind the Attraction (First Five Episodes)

By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) The latest Disney+ show, Behind the Attraction, is a very good ten-part docuseries that sheds light on some of the famous attractions at Disney Parks and Resorts around the world. Five of the ten episodes in the series, which features Dwayne Johnson as one of its executive producers… Read More Disney+ Review: Behind the Attraction (First Five Episodes)

Disney+ Review: The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (Episode 1)

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) Two weeks after the end of WandaVision, Marvel is debuting their new series The Falcon and The Winter Soldier on Disney Plus, the latest small screen tie-in to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I had a chance to preview the first episode in the six-part series, and I’m pleased… Read More Disney+ Review: The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (Episode 1)

Blu-ray Review: Lovecraft Country: The Complete First Season

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) Based on Matt Ruff’s novel of the same name, Lovecraft Country is a TV series that certainly isn’t lacking in terms of ambition. The series comes to us from the mind of young TV writer Misha Green, who also serves as showrunner, with both Jordan Peele and J.J.… Read More Blu-ray Review: Lovecraft Country: The Complete First Season

DVD Review: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Twelfth Season

By John Corrado SpongeBob SquarePants has been on the air for over two decades now, and the complete twelfth season of the Nickelodeon cartoon is being released on DVD this week. The set comes with all 25 episodes from the season spread across three discs, and the Bikini Bottom adventures included herein serve as familiar… Read More DVD Review: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete Twelfth Season

Blu-ray Review: Mission: Impossible: The Original TV Series

By John Corrado Before it became a blockbuster film franchise starring Tom Cruise, Mission: Impossible was an Emmy-winning TV series that ran on CBS for seven seasons from 1966 to 1973. Now Paramount is releasing the entire series for the first time ever on Blu-ray this week, in a mammoth box set that includes all… Read More Blu-ray Review: Mission: Impossible: The Original TV Series

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