By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) Brian and Charles is the story of Brian (David Earl), a lonely, eccentric Welsh inventor who makes himself a sentient robot friend named Charles Petrescu (Chris Hayward), whose “tummy is a washing machine.” Directed by Jim Archer, and co-written by Earl and Hayward, who are collectively adapting their… Read More Review: Brian and Charles
By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) A confident sophomore feature from writer-director-star Cooper Raiff (who also serves as one of the producers and editors), Cha Cha Real Smooth is a delightful and touching heart-on-sleeve dramedy that delivers a pretty big emotional wallop while remaining sensitive to its characters. Raiff stars in the film (which… Read More Review: Cha Cha Real Smooth
By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) The 2022 Toronto Jewish Film Festival runs from June 9th to 26th, more information on tickets and showtimes can be found right here. Filmmaker David Hoffert’s years-in-the-making documentary The Rhapsody recounts the life story of Leo Spellman (born Leon Szpilman), a Polish-Canadian Holocaust survivor and composer who finally… Read More Toronto Jewish Film Festival Review: The Rhapsody
By John Corrado There are few films as synonymous with the adventure movie genre as Raiders of the Lost Ark, Steven Spielberg’s 1981 film that first introduced audiences to Harrison Ford’s archeologist Indiana Jones and spawned three sequels (with a fourth on the way next year). Following the release of the complete collection in 4K… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: Raiders of the Lost Ark (SteelBook Edition)
By John Corrado ★★½ (out of 4) Pixar’s Lightyear, a spinoff from the Toy Story film series that purports to show the origin story of the famous space ranger, opens with subtitles explaining that, in 1995, a boy named Andy saw a movie that made him want a Buzz Lightyear action figure, and “this is… Read More Review: Lightyear
By John Corrado ★★ (out of 4) Jurassic World Dominion is the sixth film in the Jurassic Park series, and it’s a pretty clear case of diminishing returns. This is not to say that the franchise has ever fully lived up to the greatness of Steven Spielberg’s 1993 original (even Spielberg’s own 1997 followup The… Read More Review: Jurassic World Dominion
By John Corrado Brian De Palma’s The Untouchables, the director’s 1987 film adaptation of the classic TV series, is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. In honour of the occasion, Paramount has released the film for the first time on 4K Ultra HD, in both regular and SteelBook editions. De Palma’s film is set during… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: The Untouchables: 35th Anniversary (SteelBook Edition)
By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) The 2022 Inside Out 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival runs from May 26th to June 5th in Toronto, more information on tickets and showtimes can be found right here. In their new documentary Pat Rocco Dared, co-directors Morris Chapdelaine and Bob Christie offer an enjoyable introduction to groundbreaking gay filmmaker Pat… Read More Inside Out 2022 Review: Pat Rocco Dared
By John Corrado Released in theatres on March 24th, 1972, Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather is one of the most acclaimed American movies ever made. The film is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and Paramount is honouring this milestone by releasing The Godfather Trilogy in 4K Ultra HD for the first time ever. The… Read More 4K Ultra HD Review: The Godfather Trilogy: 50th Anniversary
By John Corrado ★★★½ (out of 4) Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather Part III has always had somewhat of a reputation as the black sheep of the trilogy. Released on Christmas Day in 1990, nearly two decades after the first film in 1972 and sixteen years after the second one in 1974, the film has… Read More Blu-ray Review: Mario Puzo’s The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
By John Corrado Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 drama The Godfather, charting the rise to power of Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) within the ranks of an Italian-American mafia family under the tutelage of patriarch Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando), and its 1974 followup The Godfather Part II, which served as both sequel and prequel to the saga, are widely… Read More Blu-ray Review: The Godfather Trilogy: Corleone Legacy Edition
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