Josh Reviews Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
I’d spent years hearing from friends about how wonderful the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender was. During Covid, my kids and I watched the show together, and we thought it was great!! I loved the characters and the world-building in this delightfully rich fantasy w
Josh Reviews X-Men ’97 Season Two
Back in 2024, X-Men ’97 was one of my favorite surprises of the year! I’d watched the original X-Men animated series from the nineties, but I was never all that taken with it. So I wasn’t sure, at first, if I was interested in watching the revival on Disney+. I
Josh Reviews Play Dirty
Play Dirty is the latest film written and directed by Shane Black. Mr. Black wrote a number of very successful action movies in the eighties and nineties (Lethal Weapon, The Last Boy Scout, Last Action Hero), and in 2005 he wrote and directed Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, starring Robert Dow
Josh Reviews Coyote vs. Acme!
Coyote vs. Acme depicts a delightfully playful notion: after years upon years of having his efforts to catch the Roadrunner foiled by faulty Acme products, Wile E. Coyote decides to sue the Acme company. To do so, he enlists the aid of down-on-his-luck lawyer Kevin Avery (Will Forte
Josh Reviews The Bear Season Five
The Bear season five brings the show to a strong, satisfying conclusion. Even today, when it’s more common for shows to end in the time and manner of their creators’ choosing (as opposed to when I was younger, when most shows were either cancelled before their time, or dragged o
Josh Reviews Spider-Man: Brand New Day
A lot of online ink has been spilled in recent years over the decline of the MCU, but then here comes Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which is not only a terrifically entertaining new installment, but also one that is crushing it at the box office, posting Endgame-like numbers. Both of w
Josh Reviews The Odyssey
The Odyssey is yet another triumph by Christopher Nolan, who is without question one of our greatest masters of cinema. Mr. Nolan makes it look so easy! With the exception of Tenet (which I found to be incomprehensible), I have loved all of his films, and I consider several of the
Josh Reviews The Punisher: One Last Kill
One of the many things that disappointed me in Daredevil: Born Again season two was the complete absence of Frank Castle, the Punisher. When I heard that Marvel was releasing a special one-shot Punisher special immediately after the end of Born Again season two, I assumed the specia
Josh Reviews Daredevil: Born Again Season Two
Season one of Daredevil: Born Again wasn’t nearly as strong as I’d hoped it would be, but I think I gave it a pass, despite its failings, because of how delighted I was by the idea of fully incorporating the Netflix Daredevil show and characters into the MCU. I also knew
Josh Reviews Toy Story 5
One could be forgiven for assuming that Toy Story 5 might not be worth your time. It’s the FIFTH sequel to a film that was made almost thirty years ago (back in 1995). And yet, I am here to tell you that Toy Story 5 is another stone cold masterpiece from the fine folks at [&he