The “Extended Cut” of Green Lantern Still Stinks
I was really disappointed by this summer’s Green Lantern. I had high hopes for the epic space adventure promised by the trailers, but what we got instead was a lame, Earth-bound mess. (Read my full review here.) I wondered if the “Extended Cut” of the film releas
Days of Terrence Malick (Part 1): The Thin Red Line (1998)
Terrence Malick directed two highly acclaimed films in the 1970’s (Badlands and Days of Heaven, neither of which I’ve seen, but I plan to remedy that soon — more on this later), and then he dropped out of sight for twenty years. Mr. Malick finally returned to the w
From the DVD Shelf: Josh Reviews the Animated Adaptation of Batman: Year One!
Back in 1986, Frank Miller turned the comics world on its ear with the release of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. This four-issue prestige-format limited series, which Mr. Miller wrote and pencilled (with inks by Klaus Janson and gorgeous colors by Lynn Varley), told the story of a
From the DVD Shelf: Josh Reviews Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop
As you’re probably aware, back in 2010 Conan O’Brien’s stint as host of the Tonight Show was unceremoniously cut short when he refused to comply with NBC’s plan to move the Tonight Show to 12:05 AM in order to give Jay Leno back the 11:30 PM time-slot. After
Josh Reviews 50/50
In 50/50, Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Adam, a young man who is diagnosed with cancer. (His physician gives him a 50/50 chance of survival, hence the title of the film.) While his relationship with his girlfriend Rachael (Bryce Dallas Howard) is rocked by this news, Adam finds surpr