Josh Reviews Public Speaking
After my third (or fourth?) rewatch of Martin Scorsese’s magnificent 2021 HBO mini-series Pretend It’s a City, spotlighting his friend Fran Lebowitz, I decided the time had finally come to watch Public Speaking, the documentary movie about Ms. Lebowitz that Mr. Scorsese ha
Josh Reviews Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein
Guillermo del Toro is one of my favorite filmmakers. Hellboy in 2004 made me a fan for life, and it’s been great fun following Mr. del Toro’s career ever since. I don’t think any other living filmmaker loves monsters quite the way Mr. del Toro does, and he has cr
Josh’s Favorite Movies of 2025 — Part Four!
We’ve reached the conclusion of my list of my favorite movies of 2025! Click here for part one, click here for part two, and click here for part three! And now, here are my FIVE favorite movies of 2025: 5. Frankenstein — Guillermo del Toro’s new adaptation of Mary
Josh’s Favorite Movies of 2025 — Part Three!
We’re halfway into my list of my favorite movies of 2025! Click here for part one and click here for part two. And now, let’s begin my TOP TEN: 10. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl — One of the great blessings of 2025 was the return of Wallace and Gromit,
Josh’s Favorite Movies of 2025 — Part Two!
Thanks for reading my list of my favorite movies of 2025! Yesterday I kicked things off with part 1, listing #s 20-16. Let’s continue…! 15. Caught Stealing — Caught Stealing was directed by Darren Aronofsky (The Fountain, The Wrestler, Black Swan) and written by Ch
Josh’s Favorite Movies of 2025 — Part One!
I’m excited to kick off my list of my favorite movies of 2025! As always, let me begin by noting that, while I did watch a lot of movies in 2025, there remain many movies that I wanted to see but didn’t get to. These include, but aren’t limited to: Is This Thing On?, Ella
Josh Reviews Avatar: Fire and Ash
Avatar: Fire and Ash picks up shortly after the end of the previous film, Avatar: The Way of Water. The Sully family are fractured, each dealing (or not) with the trauma of the death of Jake & Neytiri’s eldest son Neteyam in their own way. Neytiri’s grief has curdl
Josh Reviews Good Fortune
Good Fortune stars Aziz Ansari, who also wrote and directed the film. (It’s his feature directorial debut.) Mr. Ansari plays Arj, a down on his luck guy living in Los Angeles and struggling to make ends meet. Arj works multiple jobs; he delivers food for a food app, works
Josh Reviews Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Wake Up Dead Man is the third Benoit Blanc murder mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson. Knives Out was the first, followed by Glass Onion. I loved them both, and I’m trilled to report that Wake Up Dead Man is a thoroughly entertaining and completely satisfying n
Josh Basks in the Glory of Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair!
I’ve always loved the two-part theatrical versions of Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill, released in 2003 & 2004. I think Volume 1 in particular is one of Mr. Tarantino’s best films! And yet (or maybe because of that fact), I’ve always longed to someday see