Star Trek Lives! Josh Reviews Mind-Sifter
The fan-film series Star Trek: Phase II came roaring back with the release this week of their tenth full-length Star Trek episode: “Mind-Sifter.” This episode has a fascinating history. “Mind-Sifter “was originally written by Shirley Maiewski all the way back in 19
Josh Reviews The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I
I’ve never read any of the Hunger Games novels, but of course I knew of the phenomenon and so I was curious to see that first Hunger Games film. I found it entertaining but rather mediocre. But I was stunned how much I enjoyed the second film, Catching Fire. I thought that
Return of the Jedi
So let’s talk about this: I am still extremely dubious as to whether this movie is actually going to be any good (it will be a long time before I forgive J.J. Abrams for Star Trek Into Darkness) but boy, that is a pretty phenomenal teaser trailer right there. When I was a kid th
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Bill Watterson drew the poster for an international cartoonists’ festival, and it is awesome. I’ve been really enjoying Kumail Nanjiani’s podcast The X-Files Files. In each episode, Mr. Nanjiani and a guest host analyze two episodes of The X-Files, working their wa
Josh Reviews Chef
I’m a big fan of Jon Favreau the actor/performer, and I’ve also become a big fan of Jon Favreau the director. It’s easy to forget, now that the Marvel movies have become such a successful juggernaut, just what a minor miracle the original Iron Man was. That movie