Late to the Party: Josh Reviews Veep Seasons 3 and 4!
Last year I finally found the time to start watching Veep, Armando Iannucci’s raunchy Washington satire, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Vice President Selina Meyer. I loved the first two seasons, and I was eager to continue with the show! Julia Louis-Dreyfus continues to be
Josh Reviews Knives Out
When wealthy author Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plumer) is found dead in his home, many of his family members and others in his orbit all seem to have a possible motive. Enter: detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig), who has been hired to get to the bottom of the whole bloody affair
Maclunkey!
Please enjoy this Star Wars/Highlander mash-up! This is, of course, a joke based on the latest bizarre tweak to the Han-Greedo scene in Star Wars. (In the 1997 Special Edition, George Lucas changed this scene so that Greedo shot first and somehow missed Han Solo at point blank ran
Josh Reviews the Film Adaptation of Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep
After revisiting The Shining and then reading Mr. King’s sequel novel, Doctor Sleep, I was eager to see the film adaptation, written and directed by Mike Flanagan. The film, like the novel, picks up the story of Dan Torrance, decades after the tragic events at the Overlook Hot
Josh Reviews Doctor Sleep
Published in 2013, Stephen King’s novel Doctor Sleep is his long-awaited sequel to The Shining (which was originally published in 1977). The book depicts what happened to young Danny Torrance after escaping, with his mother, the horrific events at the Overlook Hotel. After recen
Josh Reviews the Animated Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines is the latest direct-to-DVD/blu-ray DC animated film. Set in the “New 52”-style continuity begun with 2014’s Justice League: War, this film is a welcome focus on Wonder Woman. We begin with a retelling of her origin, and her departure fro
Checking into the Overlook Hotel: Josh Looks Back at The Shining
The recent release of the film adaptation of Doctor Sleep (which I thought was great!! My full review is coming soon!!). the sequel to The Shining, made me feel like it was time to look back at The Shining. And so I started with Stephen King’s novel, which I’d neve
Josh Reviews Jessica Jones Season Three
Back in 2015, the Marvel Netflix shows launched with such promise. Daredevil came first, and I thought that first season was extraordinary: dark and complex and adult. Then came the first season of Jessica Jones, and it was as good if not better. I loved this character from the
Josh Reviews The King of Comedy
Recently, as part of my preparation for the new Joker film, I re-watched Martin Scorsese’s 1983 film The King of Comedy. In the film, Robert De Niro stars as Rupert Pupkin, a wannabee comedian who becomes obsessed with the famous late-night talk-show host Jerry Langford (Jerry