Last week, D Films released The Guest on Blu-ray. When David (Dan Stevens) arrives on the doorstep of the grieving Peterson family, claiming to have fought with their son who was killed overseas, he is immediately welcomed into their home. But when people start mysteriously showing up dead, their crafty young adult daughter Anna (Maika… Read More Blu-ray Release: The Guest
By Erin Corrado Alexandre Desplat’s music for The Imitation Game is a hauntingly beautiful piece of work that helps to elevate the film to one of the best of the year. Perfectly encapsulating the story and Benedict Cumberbatch’s performance as Alan Turing, Desplat’s quiet score features simple melodies expanded throughout on a variety of string… Read More Soundtrack Review: The Imitation Game
By John Corrado Hosted by the dynamic and always funny duo of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler for the third and final time, the 72nd Golden Globes unfolded tonight in mostly enjoyable and appropriately laid back fashion, with a lot of deserving winners and a few surprises that I’m genuinely happy about. The first award of… Read More Thoughts on the 72nd Golden Globes
Selma – A Paramount Pictures Release http://www.selmamovie.com Release Date: January 9th, 2015 Rated PG for mature themes, violence and language Running Time: 127 minutes Ava DuVernay (director) Paul Webb (writer) David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr. Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King Oprah Winfrey as Annie Lee Cooper Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon B.… Read More Three Views: Selma
By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) When I reviewed and recommended the dysfunctional family dramedy This is Where I Love You, I noted that I often end up enjoying the work of director Shawn Levy. And his latest, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, is no exception. It’s also one of his… Read More Review: Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Today, Paramount is releasing SpongeBob SquarePants: The Pilot, A Mini-Movie and The SquareShorts on DVD, including a barrage of goodies for fans of the character. The main draw here is easily the mini-movie of the title, which is actually the 2009 extended episode Truth or Square, a thoroughly delightful and surprisingly clever affair that functions… Read More DVD Release: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Pilot, A Mini-Movie and The SquareShorts
By John Corrado ★★★★ (out of 4) There’s a valid reason why the Swedish export Force Majeure, a festival sensation and sure to be frontrunner for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, remains among the most discussed and widely praised movies of 2014. This is simply one of the best films of the recently wrapped year, a… Read More Review: Force Majeure
Unbroken – A Universal Pictures Release http://www.unbrokenfilm.com Release Date: December 25th, 2014 Rated 14A for disturbing content and graphic violence Running Time: 137 minutes Angelina Jolie (director) Joel Coen (screenplay) Ethan Coen (screenplay) Richard LaGravenese (screenplay) William Nicholson (screenplay) Based on the book by Laura Hillenbrand Alexandre Desplat (music) Jack O’Connell as Louis Zamperini Domhnall… Read More Three Views: Unbroken
By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) Recounting the true story of brothers and Olympic wrestlers Mark (Channing Tatum) and Dave Schultz (Mark Ruffalo), and their uneasy partnership with eccentric millionaire John du Pont (Steve Carell), Foxcatcher offers a compelling look at the dark side of the American Dream, built around three superb performances. When… Read More Review: Foxcatcher
By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) The final chapter in Peter Jackson’s solidly entertaining trilogy of Middle Earth prequels, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies starts where last year’s The Desolation of Smaug left off, with the deadly dragon (Benedict Cumberbatch) ravaging the fishing village of Laketown, trying to protect his gold.… Read More Review: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Inherent Vice – A Warner Bros. Release http://inherentvicemovie.com Release Date: December 25th, 2014 (Limited) Rated 14A for drug use, sexual content, graphic nudity and some violence Running Time: 148 minutes Paul Thomas Anderson (director) Paul Thomas Anderson (screenplay) Based on the novel by Thomas Pynchon Jonny Greenwood (music) Joaquin Phoenix as Larry “Doc” Sportello Josh… Read More Three Views: Inherent Vice
By John Corrado I have been watching a lot of Christmas films over the past few weeks, and noticed a recurring theme. A selection of them are reaching important milestones this year, anniversaries that are worth recognizing and celebrating. Merry Christmas, everyone! Prep & Landing (December 8th, 2009) Has it really been five years since… Read More Christmas Films Celebrating Anniversaries
By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) With a cast as impressive as the one that director Rob Marshall has assembled for his soaring cinematic adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s classic Broadway musical Into the Woods, it’s no surprise that pretty much every actor emerges onscreen with some of the best entrances of any movie this… Read More Review: Into the Woods
By John Corrado After playing to sold out crowds at Hot Docs, Advanced Style is opening at the Bloor Cinema this weekend, a feel good film that arrives just in time for the holidays. Tickets and showtimes, through to January 9th, can be found right here. Photographer Ari Seth Chen is the creator of Advanced… Read More Bloor Cinema Release: Advanced Style
Today, Paramount is releasing the recent Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot on Blu-ray. Teaming up with budding reporter April O’Neil (Megan Fox), genetically enhanced turtles Leonardo (Johnny Knoxville), Donatello (Jeremy Howard), Michelangelo (Noel Fisher) and Raphael (Alan Ritchson) must venture out of the sewers to save New York City from their evil nemesis Shredder (Tohoru… Read More Blu-ray Release: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Sony Pictures Classics is releasing Magic in the Moonlight on DVD today, the latest from writer-director Woody Allen. Stanley (Colin Firth) is a famed magician who travels to France to try and disprove Sophie’s (Emma Stone) claims of actually having psychic powers. But instead he finds himself falling for her and starting to question his… Read More DVD Release: Magic in the Moonlight
Last week, Paramount released Mork & Mindy: The Complete Series on DVD, featuring all 95 episodes of the classic show about Mork (Robin Williams), an eccentric alien from the planet Ork, who comes to Earth to study humans and becomes friends with Mindy (Pam Dawber). Running for four seasons from 1978 to 1982, this Happy Days… Read More DVD Release: Mork & Mindy: The Complete Series
The Imitation Game – An Elevation Pictures Release http://theimitationgamemovie.com Release Date: December 12th, 2014 (Limited) January 16th, 2015 (Wide) Rated PG for mature themes and language Running Time: 114 minutes Morten Tyldum (director) Graham Moore (screenplay) Based on the book Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges Alexandre Desplat (music) Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing… Read More Three Views: The Imitation Game
By John Corrado A thoroughly engaging look at what it takes to live on the edge of the planet, the spectacularly filmed documentary Antarctica: A Year on Ice opens today at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema. Tickets and showtimes are right here. Although many workers and scientists populate the base camps and research stations over… Read More Bloor Cinema Release: Antarctica: A Year on Ice
Today, Disney is releasing Guardians of the Galaxy on Blu-ray. When Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) steals an Orb, the ruthless Gamora (Zoe Saldana), as well as Rocket Racoon (Bradley Cooper) and his tree companion Groot (Vin Diesel), try to bring him into custody to collect a bounty. The four of them end up thrown in prison,… Read More Blu-ray Release: Guardians of the Galaxy
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