Blu-ray Review: Office Christmas Party

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Josh Parker (Jason Bateman) is the chief technical officer at the Chicago branch of a struggling tech firm, working for the well-meaning but somewhat irresponsible department head Clay Vanstone (T.J. Miller), who inherited the position from his late father. They are in the process of planning a “non-denominational… Read More Blu-ray Review: Office Christmas Party

DVD Review: 20th Century Women

By John Corrado Directed by Mike Mills, loosely basing the story on his own childhood, 20th Century Women follows teenage protagonist Jamie (Lucas Jade Zumann) who is essentially being raised by the three women in his life, including single mother Dorothea (Annette Bening), their tenant Abbie (Greta Gerwig), and his best friend Julie (Elle Fanning). With outstanding… Read More DVD Review: 20th Century Women

Blu-ray Review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

By John Corrado A prequel to the Harry Potter series, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them takes place in the 1920s and follows Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) as he arrives in New York from Hogwarts, and accidentally unleashes the creatures inside his magical briefcase. Serving as a polished piece of world building that is… Read More Blu-ray Review: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Blu-ray Review: Jackie

By John Corrado Taking place a week after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (Caspar Phillipson), Jackie centres its main narrative around an interview between Jacqueline Kennedy (Natalie Portman) and a reporter (Billy Crudup), to offer a complex and nuanced portrait of how the First Lady and sudden widow meticulously managed her place in the public spotlight to… Read More Blu-ray Review: Jackie