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Let’s kick things off with this joyous trailer for Wes Anderson’s latest film, The Phoenician Scheme: I love every frame of that trailer! I can’t wait for this film! I’m also excited by this terrific trailer for Fantastic Four: First Steps: This is feeling grea
Josh Reviews Maclunkey Treasure Island: A Live Reading of Star Wars: Episode IV!
Yes! It’s another comedic live reading of a Star Wars movie script! I’m in love with these, organized and hosted by the folks behind Star Wars Minute and the George Lucas Talk Show — Alex Robinson, Pete the Retailer, and Connor Ratliff. They began with The Naboo Mo
Josh Reviews Thunderbolts*!
I’ve been (and continue to be) a defender of the post-Endgame MCU projects, even as public opinion has somewhat soured on the once undefeatable Marvel. But even I can admit that The Marvels and Captain America: Brave New World were both wobbly. (I did thoroughly enjoy Deadpo
Josh Reviews Reacher Season Three
The third season of Reacher is based on Persuader, the seventh Reacher novel by Lee Child. In this story, Reacher winds up agreeing to go undercover in a gun-smuggling business in an effort to help Boston DEA agent Susan Duffy and hopefully rescue her missing agent — who also
Josh Reviews Daredevil: Born Again
I was delighted when the MCU started incorporating aspects of the Marvel Netflix shows, by bringing back Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock in Spider-Man: No Way Home and then again in an excellent episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law… and by bringing back Vincent D’Onofrio as Wi
New Comic Book: The Tzuris of Shloyme Royten-Hemd!
I’m delighted to announce the release of my latest comic book project: The Tzuris of Shloyme Royten-Hemd! This delightful mini-comic is a science-fiction adaptation of the classic comedic Jewish folk tale “It Could Always Be Worse”. It was written by Steven M. Bergson, Can
Josh Reviews Strange Novel Worlds: Essays on Star Trek Tie-In Fiction
I’ve been reading Star Trek novels for as long as I can remember! I have fond memories of spotting some of the early Pocket Book Trek novels in my middle school library, and being quickly hooked. When I was old enough to start buying books for myself, I bought Star Trek book
Josh Reviews What’s Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing!
I consider the first four seasons of The West Wing (overseen by Aaron Sorkin, Tommy Schlamme, & John Wells) to be among the greatest achievements of TV ever. And so I was very excited to read the new look back at the show: What’s Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, it
Josh Reviews Invincible Season Three
I’m a huge fan of the animated Invincible TV series on Amazon Prime video, and the recently-released third season was another terrific installment. The series is based on the comic book written by Robert Kirkman and illustrated by Cory Walker & Ryan Ottley, and tells the sto
News Around the Net
Welcome back! You’ve perhaps heard that Marvel has announced the cast for Avengers: Doomsday…? That’s an interesting group! I’m happy to see a few OG Avengers back in the mix, like Chris Hemsworth. I’m happy that Paul Rudd is back. (I’m a defend