News Around the Net!
Here’s a glorious new trailer for Dune Part Two — I can’t wait for this!!!! Finally, George Miller’s long-rumored return to the Mad Max universe is soon to become a reality. Here’s a first look at Furiosa: I’m the last person to doubt George Mille
Josh Guests on the Torah Smash Podcast!
I’m excited to share that I was a guest on this week’s episode of Torah Smash: The Podcast for Nerdy Jews! On this episode we talk in depth about Loki season two, and the many Jewish threads running throughout the series! I had a blast on this show — give it a listen
Josh Reviews Star Trek: Lower Decks Season Four!
The one consistent bright spot for me of the modern Star Trek shows has been the spectacular, amazing, wonderful animated Lower Decks!! This show follows the adventures and misadventures of four “lower deckers” on the U.S.S. Cerritos, a small Federation starship in the 24th centur
Josh Reviews Star Wars Visions: Season Two!
I quite enjoyed the first season of Star Wars: Visions, and I was happy to see the series return with a second season consisting of nine new animated shorts! Whereas in season one, all nine episodes were created by different Japanese animation studios, here in season two the show expa
Josh Reviews Luther: The Fallen Sun
During the pandemic I caught up with the five seasons of Luther, the BBC series starring Idris Elba as the brilliant, but morally dubious, investigator. I really enjoyed the series, mostly for Idris Elba’s magnificent performance in the lead role, though the series’ brut
Josh Reviews Invincible: Season Two — Part One!
Invincible is a terrific animated series on Amazon Prime Video, adapting the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman and illustrated by Cory Walker & Ryan Ottley. Mark Grayson is a senior in high school: he’s also the powerful superhero Invincible. Having only recent
Josh Reviews 1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!
1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever is a lovingly-made documentary, looking back at the incredible array of films released in 1982. Was 1982 truly the Greatest Geek Year Ever? The people behind this film make a strong case. Take a look at some of the films released in 1982: E.T.: The
Josh Bids Farewell to Matt Groening’s Disenchantment
In a curious confluence of events, at around the same time as Matt Groening’s Futurama miraculously returned from the dead for a new season ten years after it was cancelled (click here for my review), Mr. Groening’s fantasy comedy show on Netflix, Disenchantment, took its
Josh Reviews The Holdovers
The Holdovers stars Paul Giamatti as Paul Hunham, a professor at a New England boarding school called Barton Academy, in 1970. Hunham doesn’t seem to have much enthusiasm for teaching, if he ever did; he’s fed up with the pampered, spoiled rich kids he sees in his classr
Josh Reviews MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios
MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios is an entertaining look back at the creation and rise of Marvel Studios. The book is written by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards. The book is a detailed examination of why has Marvel been so successful, while other studios foundere