William Goldman’s Adventures in the Screen Trade!
I was saddened by the recent passing of William Goldman. Mr. Goldman was a talented author of many famous and great (many are one or the other, and many are both) novels and screenplays, including The Princess Bride (the novel and the screenplay), Marathon Man (the novel and the scr
Josh Reviews Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
I quite liked the first Fantastic Beasts film. I enjoyed being back in the world of Harry Potter (what has now been dubbed “The Wizarding World”), and I thought the film was fun if a little slight. (It was a gentler, more meandering tale than the last few Harry Potter
Josh Reviews Luke Cage Season Two
For quite a while, I’d wished that the Marvel Netflix shows would come out at a faster pace. We had to wait almost three years, for example, between the first two seasons of Jessica Jones. (Though the character did appear in The Defenders in between.) But weirdly, since th
Star Trek: Assignment: Eternity
After reading several recent Star Trek novels that played with the history of the Star Trek universe, and that involved Gary Seven and the mysterious Aegis agency for which he worked, I decided to go back to an earlier Star Trek novel that focused on the enigmatic Mr. Seven, Greg Cox&
News Around the Net!
WOW — Vince Gilligan is reportedly working on a Breaking Bad movie?! And it will apparently be set after the events of the series, telling the story of Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul)’s life after escaping from the Neo-Nazis in the series finale?! That is huge news. Will
From the DVD Shelf: Josh Reviews Smiley’s People (1982)
A few years ago, before the American film adaptation of John le Carré’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy was released, I watched the 1979 BBC miniseries adaptation, which starred Sir Alec Guinness. I loved that miniseries, and quickly looked to track down the BBC’s follow-
Josh Reviews Powers: Volume Five!
I am having a great time re-reading Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming’s wonderful comic book series: Powers! Click here for my first overview of Powers, from back in 2010. Click here for my review of Powers volumes 1 & 2, here for my review of Powers v
Josh Reviews the Star Trek Short Film “Calypso,” Written by Michael Chabon!
Michael Chabon, author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, has written a Star Trek short film! It’s called “Calypso,” and I loved it. “Calypso” is the second of four Star Trek shorts, called Short Treks, being released in the lead-up to St
Josh Reviews Disenchantment Season One!
Disenchantment is the new Netflix animated series created by Matt Groening. Mr. Groening, of course, created The Simpsons, as well as Futurama (a criminally undrappreciated sci-fi comedy that is one of my all time favorite shows). Disenchantment is set in a medieval fantasy kingdom
Josh Reviews Orange is the New Black Season Six
I mostly enjoyed the season-long prison-riot storyline in Orange is the New Black season five. But as I was watching it, as I noted in my review, I found myself repeatedly wondering how the show could ever return to any sort of normalcy following those events. Season six presented