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DVD Review: Good Burger 2

By John Corrado This sequel to the 1997 Nickelodeon kids comedy Good Burger finds Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell reprising their roles as Dex and Ed, the two dudes who work at the eponymous burger joint. In Good Burger 2 (a Paramount+ Original Movie), Dex is now an aspiring entrepreneur whose business ideas all have… Read More DVD Review: Good Burger 2

March 26, 2024 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

The Joy of Movies 2023 Christmas Gift Guide

By John Corrado It’s that time of year. A time for giving gifts and making wish lists. To help with this, I’ve compiled a number of entertainment-themed gift ideas, ranging from a number of 4K and Blu-ray releases to several books (which I’ve personally selected), that would make perfect gifts for the movie lovers and… Read More The Joy of Movies 2023 Christmas Gift Guide

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

DVD Review: Are You Afraid of the Dark? Ghost Island

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Are You Afraid of the Dark? Ghost Island is the third season in Nickelodeon’s reboot of the kids horror series from the 1990s, banking heavily on nostalgia while also appealing to a modern audience of tweenaged viewers. Like the first two instalments of this limited series that began… Read More DVD Review: Are You Afraid of the Dark? Ghost Island

August 8, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

DVD Review: Assassin

By John Corrado ★½ (out of 4) Since Bruce Willis has announced his retirement from acting due to his diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia, the film Assassin serves as his final role. As such, the movie is being sold under his name, but Willis is merely a supporting player in the sci-fi flick, which offers a… Read More DVD Review: Assassin

May 30, 2023May 29, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

DVD Review: Bonanza: The Official Complete Series

By John Corrado The Western series Bonanza has long been one of the crown jewels in NBC’s roster, and Paramount Home Entertainment is now releasing the entire series on DVD in a massive box set that contains all 431 episodes of the show from across its fourteen seasons, which ran from 1959 to 1973. The… Read More DVD Review: Bonanza: The Official Complete Series

May 23, 2023May 23, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

DVD Review: Blue’s Big City Adventure

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Blue’s Big City Adventure is a new feature-length Blue’s Clues movie from Nickelodeon that branches off from the 2019 reboot series Blues Clues & You, and mainly exists to have new host Josh (Josh Dela Cruz) meet up with the show’s old hosts Steve (Steve Burns) and Joe… Read More DVD Review: Blue’s Big City Adventure

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

DVD Review: Little Dixie

By John Corrado ★★ (out of 4) Little Dixie is a brooding revenge thriller that stars Frank Grillo as Doc Alexander, an ex-Special Forces Operative who has helped broker a truce between corrupt Oklahoma governor Richard Jeffs (Eric Dane) and a Mexican drug cartel. When the deal falls through following the governor’s public celebration of… Read More DVD Review: Little Dixie

February 28, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

DVD Review: On the Come Up

By John Corrado Please note that this is a review of the DVD release of On the Come Up. For my full thoughts on the film itself, you can read my original review from TIFF right here. After its TIFF premiere and streaming debut in September, the Paramount+ drama On the Come Up is now… Read More DVD Review: On the Come Up

February 14, 2023February 13, 2023 thejoyofmovies.caLeave a comment

DVD Review: Jerry & Marge Go Large

By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Jerry & Marge Go Large is the vaguely “based on a true story” tale of Jerry Selbee (Bryan Cranston) and his wife Marge (Annette Bening), an older married couple who discover a loophole that lets them win the lottery every three weeks without fail. Jerry has just retired… Read More DVD Review: Jerry & Marge Go Large

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