Man on Wire
Although it was released months ago (and is actually already on DVD!) it was only at the very end of December that I was finally able to see the documentary Man on Wire. I’d been interested in this film ever since I first heard about it many months ago. Luckily, the film w
Top 10 Episodes of TV in 2008 — Part One!
Hi everyone! Welcome to the first of my four “Best of 2008” lists. In the coming days I’ll be sharing my Top 10 Movies, Top 10 DVDs, and Top 10 Comic Books of 2008. Today we kick things off with my 10 absolute favorite things televised during 2008, starting wit
Slumdog Millionaire
Believe it or not, Slumdog Millionaire is the first film by director Danny Boyle that I’ve ever seen. Although he’s gotten a lot of praise for the films he’s helmed over the last decade or so, either I haven’t been interested (A Life Less Ordinary, The Beach,
“Sit Down, Cylon!” — Battlestar Galactica Returns!
It has been a long, long wait for the Sci-Fi Channel to begin airing the final 10 episodes of Battlestar Galactica. (The first ten episodes of BSG’s fourth season aired from April 4th through June 13th, 2008.) At last, this past Friday, the wait was over. For any of you who
Josh Reviews Milk
I often find myself slightly dubious of “important” movies. You know the type — big, epic movies with SOMETHING TO SAY, that have a habit of coming out late in December in order to be best positioned for maximum Oscar hype. It is especially difficult to think abo
Good-bye to Patrick McGoohan & Ricardo Montalban
We lost two titans this past week: Patrick McGoohan is best known as “Number 6” in the bizarre 1960’s British TV show The Prisoner. McGoohan plays a British agent who, after resigning from his position, is captured and held in a bizarre village from which he can