Josh Reviews Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part One!
It is very rare for a film or TV franchise to have an opportunity to craft a finale for its characters and storylines on its own terms. So often these long-form tales are interrupted by cancellation or poor box office, or they just peter out as subsequent sequels drain a once-vibra
Farewell to Leslie Nielsen and Irvin Kershner
Some sad news these past few days. On Sunday, Leslie Nielsen passed away at the age of 84. Here’s a nice tribute to Mr. Nielsen, written by Drew over at Hitfix. Months ago I had decided to include Airplane! as the final film in the movie marathon I’m holding with my fr
The View From The Bridge
In the introduction to my review of Time After Time, I wrote that the true reason for the supposed Star Trek odd-numbered movie curse (the phenomenon in which the even-numbered classic Star Trek films seem to be of a far higher quality than the odd-numbered ones) is because of the coi
From the DVD Shelf: Josh Reviews Time After Time (1979)
For years, Star Trek fans spoke of the odd-numbered curse that afflicted the Trek movies. The odd-numbered films (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, and Star Trek V: The Voyage Home) seemed markedly inferior to the even-numbered ones (Star Trek II: T
Josh’s ADVANCE REVIEW of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader!
A friend of mine at Walden Media was kind enough to invite me to last night’s sneak peek at the latest Narnia film, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. (Thanks, Evan!) I am happy to report that I quite enjoyed the new film (though I recognize that IR
