Josh Reviews 30 Rock: A One-Time Special
A silver lining of coronavirus’ tremendous disruption of TV and film production has been the reunion shows I never expected to see. I loved the Parks and Recreation special, and now here comes something else I never expected to see: a new installment of 30 Rock! 30 Rock: A One
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In recent months we got new installments of Parks and Recreation and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt... and tonight there will be more 30 Rock??? I can’t wait!! The first trailer for the new Star Trek animated series, Lower Decks, has dropped: I’m cautiously optimistic. I am
Josh Reviews The Old Guard
Netflix’s new film The Old Guard is an adaptation of the terrific comic book series of the same name by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández. Charlize Theron stars as Andy (short for Andromache), a warrior who is thousands of years old. She and a small group of fellow immortal
Josh Reviews Barry Seasons One and Two
Early on during our social isolation, my wife and I caught up with the HBO series Barry. Bill Hader stars as the titular Barry, a former marine turned hitman who attempts to recreate himself after accidentally walking into an acting class and being mistaken as a prospective studen
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Sad news of the passing of Carl Reiner at the incredible age of 98. Here’s a great appreciation of Mr. Reiner, written by Rolling Stone TV critic Alan Sepinwall. Mel Brooks tweeted a lovely tribute to his friend. The long, incredible friendship between Mel Brooks and Carl
Star Trek: Crisis of Consciousness
I’m a big fan of author Dave Galanter, and I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to catch up to his most recent Star Trek novel, Crisis of Consciousness, which was published in 2015. Mr. Galanter has written a number of great Trek books, including Troublesome Minds, which is o
Josh Reviews Luther
Idris Elba (The Wire) stars as DCI (Detective Chief Inspector) John Luther in the BBC television series Luther. Luther is a brilliant investigator but he always seems to tread right up (and sometimes over) to the boundary separating a by-the-book police officer with someone willing
Josh Reviews Undone
Amazon’s gorgeous, emotionally rich animated series Undone centers around a young woman named Alma (Rosa Salazar), who feels stuck in the mundane routines of her every-day life. When her younger sister Becca announces her engagement, Alma begins to spiral into insecurity and f
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I am delighted by this first trailer for AppleTV’s upcoming adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation: Mr. Asimov’s Foundation series is one of my very favorite works of sci-fi in any medium. I love those books and have longed for years for a top-notch adaptation.
Josh Reviews Disenchantment Season Two
Matt Groening’s animated Netflix series, Disenchantment, doesn’t seem to me to have made much of an impact on the pop-culture scene. And, let’s be honest, Disenchantment isn’t The Simpsons. It doesn’t come near to approaching that series’ trans