By John Corrado New releases for the week of March 7th, 2025. Theatrical Releases: Mickey 17 (Wide Release): Bong Joon-ho’s long-awaited followup to his Oscar-winning Parasite is finally arriving in theatres after many delays. Robert Pattinson stars as a man who signs up to be an expendable on a space mission, where clones of himself… Read More New This Week (03/07/2025): Mickey 17, Seven Veils, & More!
By John Corrado The 97th Academy Awards were presented tonight, with Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or-winning Anora emerging as the big winner. Baker’s film took home a total of five Oscars, including Best Actress for Mikey Madison, with Baker himself winning the awards for Screenplay, Editing, Director and Picture. This makes him the first person to… Read More Winners of the 97th Academy Awards
By John Corrado It’s Oscar weekend, which means that it’s time for my final predictions. Some of these are off the cuff choices, while others are more thought out based on precursors and my own analysis. As always, I’ve provided commentary on some of the categories, and my own personal choices if I had a… Read More My 2025 Oscar Predictions
By John Corrado New releases for the week of February 28th, 2025. Theatrical Releases: Last Breath (Wide Release): Woody Harrelson and Simu Liu star in this survival thriller about a group of deep sea divers trying to rescue a trapped crewmate. It’s directed by Alex Parkinson, who is dramatizing his 2018 documentary of the same… Read More New This Week (02/28/2025): Last Breath, & More!
By John Corrado New releases for the week of February 21st, 2025. Theatrical Releases: The Monkey (Wide Release): Director Osgood Perkins follows up his surprise hit Longlegs with this horror comedy. Adapted from a Stephen King short story, Perkins’ latest is about a cursed toy monkey that causes people to die in creatively gruesome ways,… Read More New This Week (02/21/2025): The Monkey, Win or Lose, & More!
By John Corrado New releases for the week of February 14th, 2025. Theatrical Releases: Captain America: Brave New World (Wide Release): The biggest new release this week is this latest entry into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which functions as the big screen debut of Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson as Captain America. It’s a decent enough… Read More New This Week (02/14/2025): Captain America: Brave New World, Paddington in Peru, & More!
By John Corrado Captain America: Brave New World is the fourth Captain America film, serving as the big screen debut of Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) donning the red, white and blue vibranium shield that got passed to him by Chris Evans’ now-retired version of the character. In that way, this 35th film in the Marvel… Read More Movie Review: Captain America: Brave New World
By John Corrado The winners of the 16th Dorian Film Awards were announced this morning, voted on by the members of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance was triumphant in the top category, winning Film of the Year, along with Demi Moore winning for Performance of the Year, and Fargeat… Read More Winners of the 16th Dorian Film Awards
By John Corrado Universal Pictures has released the full trailer for their upcoming live-action remake of DreamWorks’ excellent 2010 animated film How to Train Your Dragon. Disney has long been in the business of doing these reimaginings of their animated classics, so I guess it’s not surprising that DreamWorks Animation is now attempting a live-action… Read More Full Trailer for Live-Action Remake of How to Train Your Dragon
By John Corrado Here’s something fun for you. A24 has just released the first trailer for director Andrew DeYoung’s “nightmare” comedy Friendship. Tim Robinson (I Think You Should Leave) stars in the film alongside Paul Rudd, in an awkward tale of male friendship gone awry. I saw this one when it premiered in TIFF’s Midnight… Read More First Trailer for A24’s Friendship
By John Corrado The first trailer has just been released for Jurassic World Rebirth. This is the sixth film in the Jurassic franchise, following the first three Park and World movies. This one looks like a bit of a reboot, with Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey and Mahershala Ali taking over the starring roles. Directed by… Read More First Trailer for Jurassic World Rebirth
By John Corrado Please note that this is a review of the 4K Ultra HD release of Wicked. For my full thoughts on the film itself, you can read my full review right here. After becoming a box office hit over the holidays, director Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of the Broadway musical Wicked is now… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Wicked
By John Corrado This morning, Disney unveiled the teaser trailer for The Fantastic Four: First Steps, officially bringing Marvel’s “First Family” into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This version stars Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing. They… Read More Teaser Trailer for Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps
By John Corrado Warner Bros. just released the new, full-length trailer for director Ryan Coogler’s Sinners. Coogler is the director behind Black Panther, Creed and Frutivale Station, and Sinners is his latest collaboration with star Michael B. Jordan. This time around, Jordan stars in a duel role, playing twin brothers. The new trailer shows off… Read More New Trailer for Ryan Coogler’s Sinners
By John Corrado The nominations for the 97th Academy Awards have just been announced. Leading the pack is the audacious musical Emilia Pérez with thirteen nominations, a huge win for Netflix. It’s followed closely by The Brutalist and Wicked with ten nominations apiece. The Best Picture lineup is rounded out by Anora, The Brutalist, A… Read More Nominations for the 97th Academy Awards
By John Corrado Here’s a nice surprise. Distributor NEON has released the official redband trailer for Finn Wolfhard’s Hell of a Summer, the summer camp slasher that the Stranger Things actor co-directed with friend Billy Byrk. Wolfhard and Byrk also cast themselves in supporting roles, while Fred Hechinger – whose stock as an actor has… Read More Trailer Released for Finn Wolfhard’s Hell of a Summer
By John Corrado Warner Bros. has just released the new trailer for Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17, the Korean director’s follow up to his Oscar-winning Parasite. This one stars Robert Pattinson as a lonely man who signs up to be an “expendable” on a dangerous space mission; every time he dies, they just print out… Read More New Trailer for Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17
By John Corrado Today, GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (of which I am a member) has announced the nominations for their 16th annual Dorian Film Awards, voted on by the group’s over five hundred members. In a bit of a surprise, but a welcome one, Jane Schoenbrun’s A24-backed film I Saw the TV… Read More Nominations for the 16th Dorian Film Awards
By John Corrado What more is there even to say? I’ve found myself at a loss for words all day about the loss of David Lynch. Oscar-nominated filmmaker, artist, creator of the seminal TV show Twin Peaks. Tributes have been pouring in and will continue. I’m just shocked he’s gone at 78. Lynch was a… Read More Rest in Peace, David Lynch (1946-2025)
By John Corrado Distributor NEON has just released the new full-length redband trailer for director Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey. This trailer follows the new poster that was released yesterday, which cheekily highlighted all of the gory deaths that will be depicted in the film. The marketing for this one so far has been on point.… Read More New Trailer for Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey
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