By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) Listen to Me Marlon opens at TIFF Bell Lightbox this weekend, tickets and showtimes can be found right here. Assembled from old audio recordings of the late actor talking candidly about his life, playing over archival footage and film clips, Listen to Me Marlon gives us a rare… Read More Review: Listen to Me Marlon
By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Unbranded opens at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema this weekend, tickets and showtimes can be found right here. Swayed by their love for the Old West, four friends embark on the adventure of a lifetime, adopting a dozen wild mustangs from government holding facilities, and setting out to… Read More Bloor Cinema Release: Unbranded
By John Corrado To coincide with the 20th anniversary of the former and 10th anniversary of the latter, Sony Pictures has put out new Blu-ray editions of Jumanji and Zathura, a pair of classic and thematically similar adventure films, that were both adapted from Chris Van Allsburg books. Released in 1995, and becoming a breakout… Read More Blu-ray Release: Jumanji and Zathura
By John Corrado The 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival has just come to a close, with the powerful Room taking home the coveted Grolsch People’s Choice Award. But before we officially wrap things up, there are still a few more films left to talk about. My previous batch of reviews are right here, and below… Read More #TIFF15 Reviews: Where to Invade Next, He Named Me Malala, Youth, Looking for Grace
By John Corrado The 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is winding down now, but will still be going strong in the city until September 20th. My previous batch of reviews from yesterday are right here, and below are my thoughts on four more films, and please come back on the final day of the festival for… Read More #TIFF15 Reviews: My Internship in Canada, Last Cab to Darwin, Lolo, Stonewall
By John Corrado The 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is happening now, and will be going strong in the city until September 20th. My previous batch of reviews from yesterday are right here, and below are my thoughts on four more films, three of which have another screening coming up. Please come back tomorrow and throughout the… Read More #TIFF15 Reviews: Hurt, The Ardennes, Anomalisa, Victoria
By John Corrado The 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is happening now, and will be going strong in the city until September 20th. My previous batch of reviews from yesterday are right here, and below are my thoughts on four more films. As usual, please come back tomorrow and throughout the final stretch of the festival… Read More #TIFF15 Reviews: Spotlight, River, Zoom, The Witch
By John Corrado Today, Disney is releasing their recent hit Cinderella on Blu-ray. Ella (Lily James) is a kindhearted country girl, who is left to live with her evil stepmother Lady Tremaine (Cate Blanchett). But her life changes when she meets a charming prince (Richard Madden), and is determined to reunite with him at the Royal Ball, with… Read More Blu-ray Release: Cinderella
By John Corrado Today, Disneynature is releasing their latest documentary Monkey Kingdom on Blu-ray. The film follows a troop of macaques living in the majestic ruins of an abandoned city in Sri Lanka, and the large fig tree at the centre of their social order. At the bottom of the tree is Maya, who is left to eat whatever… Read More Blu-ray Release: Monkey Kingdom
By John Corrado The 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is happening now, and will be going strong in the city until September 20th. My previous batch of reviews from yesterday are right here, and below are my thoughts on four more films. Please come back on Wednesday and throughout the rest of the festival for my… Read More #TIFF15 Reviews: The Lady in the Van, Brooklyn, The Meddler, Hyena Road
By John Corrado Although the first weekend of the 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is coming to a close as we speak, the festivities will still be going strong in the city until September 20th. My previous batch of reviews from yesterday are right here, and below are my thoughts on five more films.… Read More #TIFF15 Reviews: Into the Forest, Maggie’s Plan, Fire Song, Closet Monster, The Waiting Room
By John Corrado The 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival is happening right now, and will be going strong in the city until September 20th. My previous batch of reviews from yesterday are right here, and below are my thoughts on five more films that I had the chance to see over the last few days, all… Read More #TIFF15 Reviews: Demolition, Son of Saul, A Tale of Love and Darkness, The Martian, My Skinny Sister
By John Corrado The 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival kicked off last night, and will be going strong in the city until September 20th. My first batch of reviews from yesterday are right here, and below are my thoughts on five more films that I had the chance to screen in advance. As always,… Read More #TIFF15 Reviews: London Road, Black, We Monsters, Legend, She Stoops to Conquer
By John Corrado The 40th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival kicks off tonight, with the world premiere of Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallée’s Demolition, and will be going strong in the city until September 20th. To start things off, below are my thoughts on my five top picks from what I’ve seen so far,… Read More #TIFF15 Reviews: The Rainbow Kid, Room, Al Purdy Was Here, Keeper, Sleeping Giant
By John Corrado ★★ (out of 4) Perhaps the most interesting thing that could be said about Before We Go, the directorial debut of Chris Evans, is that nobody would have expected the actor behind Captain America to make such a corny and predictable romance. After Brooke (Alice Eve) misses the last train of the… Read More Review: Before We Go
By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) When it comes to pointing out the foibles of this generation, and poking holes in the carefully manicured personas that people build for themselves, there are few more vital voices in filmmaking right now than that of writer-director Noah Baumbach, the modern master of heartfelt social satire. Having… Read More Review: Mistress America
By John Corrado This week, Two Days, One Night is being released on Blu-ray, through Criterion. Sandra (Marion Cotillard) is a working class mother in Belgium, suffering from severe depression. When she is unfairly fired from her job, with her coworkers voting in favour of getting a hefty bonus for themselves instead of keeping her… Read More Criterion Release: Two Days, One Night
By John Corrado After premiering during Midnight Madness at TIFF last year, Elevation Pictures is releasing Big Game on Blu-ray today. Sent out to prove himself as a man on his thirteenth birthday, young hunter Oskari (Onni Tomilla) stumbles upon President William Moore (Samuel L. Jackson) in the middle of the wilderness in Finland, after… Read More Blu-ray Release: Big Game
By John Corrado After playing at TIFF last year, Remstar Films is releasing Good Kill on Blu-ray today. Major Thomas Egan (Ethan Hawke) is a drone pilot, locked in a bunker firing unmanned missiles at selected targets in Afghanistan, before going home to his wife (January Jones) and kids. But he can only manage living this… Read More Blu-ray Release: Good Kill
By John Corrado After just being released in theatres earlier this summer, Sony Pictures is releasing Aloha on DVD today. Brian Gilcrest (Bradley Cooper) is a military contractor who returns to Hawaii to oversee the private launch of a satellite for Carson Welch (Bill Murray). The scenic trip allows him to reconnect with his ex… Read More DVD Release: Aloha
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