By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Dramatizing the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) and Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell), Battle of the Sexes sets itself up to be as much a story of chauvinism vs feminism as it is a sports movie. Billie Jean King is fresh off her win at… Read More Review: Battle of the Sexes
By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) A blockbuster that instantly became a cultural phenomenon when it was released in theatres earlier this year, Wonder Woman is an entertaining superhero movie that also broke several important records, becoming the highest grossing live action film ever from a female director. The film brings to the screen… Read More Blu-ray Review: Wonder Woman
By John Corrado ★½ (out of 4) Jess (Scarlett Joahnsson) is about to get married in the middle of her election campaign for senate, when Alice (Jillian Bell) and her other college friends Blair (Zoë Kravitz) and Frankie (Ilana Glazer) decide to throw her a wild bachelorette party in Miami. Jess’s Australian friend Pippa (Kate McKinnon)… Read More Blu-ray Review: Rough Night
By John Corrado One of the most well liked movies of the year, The Big Sick recounts the real life love story between struggling comic Kumail (Kumail Nanjiani) and Emily (Zoe Kazan). But their relationship is complicated by the fact the he is Pakistani and his parents (Anupam Kher and Zenobia Shroff) are trying to… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Big Sick
By John Corrado Megan Leavey (Kate Mara) is a young soldier who joins the armed forces as a way out of her dead-end life. She is put to work in the K9 unit, and sent to Iraq with a troubled dog named Rex whom she is able to bond with. When Rex ends up saving… Read More Blu-ray Review: Megan Leavey
By John Corrado The 2017 Toronto International Film Festival has come to a close, with Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri taking home the People’s Choice Award. Before we officially close the books on this year’s festival, below are my thoughts on the five final films I saw over the weekend. More information on these movies can be… Read More #TIFF17 Reviews: Molly’s Game, Brad’s Status, Battle of the Sexes, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and 55 Steps
By John Corrado The Toronto International Film Festival is on until September 17th, more information on these movies can be found through the links in the film titles. Enjoy! The Lodgers – ★★½ (out of 4) Taking place in rural Ireland in the 1920s, The Lodgers is a ghost story that follows orphaned teenaged twins Rachel (Charlotte… Read More #TIFF17 Reviews: The Lodgers, Valley of Shadows, Our People Will Be Healed and There is a House Here
By John Corrado The Toronto International Film Festival is on until September 17th, more information on tickets and showtimes can be found through the links in the film titles. Enjoy! Bodied – ★★★½ (out of 4) Adam (Calum Worthy) is a nerdy white graduate student at Berkeley who is fascinated by battle rap, writing his thesis paper… Read More #TIFF17 Reviews: Bodied, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, Faces Places, Three Christs and Indian Horse
By John Corrado ★★★★ (out of 4) A slow burn psychological thriller turned full on horror movie freakout in the shocking and unforgettable last act, mother! is the latest work from Darren Aronofsky, and it’s the sort of film that should be seen knowing as little as possible, but with ample time to think and talk… Read More Review: mother!
By John Corrado ★★★★ (out of 4) I watched The Tragically Hip’s final concert in a movie theatre that was showing it live last summer. I couldn’t be in Kingston that night but, like a third of all Canadians, I was glued to that screen for every single song. I was thankful for the chance… Read More Review: Long Time Running
By John Corrado The Toronto International Film Festival is on until September 17th, more information on tickets and showtimes can be found through the links in the film titles. Enjoy! Unicorn Store – ★½ (out of 4) Kit (Brie Larson) is a young millennial who still lives with her overbearing New Age parents (Bradley Whitford and Joan… Read More #TIFF17 Reviews: Unicorn Store, Downsizing, The Shape of Water and A Fantastic Woman
By John Corrado The latest from Disneynature, Born in China gives us a rare glimpse into the wilds and mountainous regions of China, and the many animals that inhabit them. The film follows a mother snow leopard trying to protect and provide for her two young cubs, a growing family of golden monkeys, and a panda… Read More Blu-ray Review: Born in China
By John Corrado The Toronto International Film Festival is on until September 17th, more information on tickets and showtimes can be found through the links in the film titles. Enjoy! The Square – ★★★ (out of 4) Christian (Claes Bang) is the curator of a modern art museum in Sweden, and when we first meet him in… Read More #TIFF17 Reviews: The Square, Novitiate, mother! and Breathe
By John Corrado The Toronto International Film Festival is on until September 17th, more information on tickets and showtimes can be found through the links in the film titles. Enjoy! Lady Bird – ★★★★ (out of 4) Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson (Saoirse Ronan) is a teenager living in the suburbs of Sacramento, California who dreams of going… Read More #TIFF17 Reviews: Lady Bird, I Kill Giants, The Big Bad Fox & Other Tales and The Breadwinner
By John Corrado The Toronto International Film Festival is on until September 17th, more information on tickets and showtimes can be found through the links in the film titles. Enjoy! Outside In – ★★★ (out of 4) Chris (Jay Duplass) is 38-years-old and has just gotten out of prison after serving a twenty year sentence, thanks… Read More #TIFF17 Reviews: Outside In, Stronger and Thelma
By John Corrado The Toronto International Film Festival is on until September 17th, more information on tickets and showtimes can be found through the links in the film titles. Enjoy! On Chesil Beach – ★★★½ (out of 4) Adapted from Ian McEwan’s bestselling novella, and beautifully brought to the screen by first time director Dominic Cooke, On Chesil… Read More #TIFF17 Reviews: On Chesil Beach, Call Me By Your Name, High Fantasy and Porcupine Lake
By John Corrado The Toronto International Film Festival is running from September 7th to 17th. To kick things off, below are my thoughts on four films that will be playing over the next ten days. More information on tickets and showtimes can be found through the links in the film titles. Enjoy! Suburbicon – ★★ (out… Read More #TIFF17 Reviews: Suburbicon, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Florida Project and The Disaster Artist
By John Corrado Fan Expo has once again taken over the Metro Toronto Convention Centre this weekend, and the fine folks at Walt Disney Studios Canada have brought along some of the costumes and props from Marvel’s upcoming Thor: Ragnarok. The display features the actual costumes worn by the actors in the film, as well as… Read More Thor: Ragnarok at Fan Expo 2017
By John Corrado The latest addition to Disney’s Signature Collection is their iconic 1994 classic The Lion King, which has just gotten a shiny new Blu-ray release. Released a few years into the fabled Disney Renaissance, the film remains one of the studio’s finest and most acclaimed achievements, and it still holds up beautifully over… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Lion King: The Signature Collection
By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Mitch Buchannon (Dwayne Johnson) is the self-styled head of the Emerald Bay lifeguards, working alongside CJ Parker (Kelly Rohrbach) to keep the beach safe. When Mitch is tasked with finding three new recruits, the eager Summer Quinn (Alexandra Daddario) and chubby underdog Ronnie Greenbaum (Jon Bass) are brought… Read More Blu-ray Review: Baywatch
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