New Around the Net!
So, holy shit, I am seeing Star Wars: The Force Awakens a week from today! That a new Star Wars film, featuring the cast of the Original Trilogy, is so close to being a real thing that I can see, is incredible. I expected that someday there would be new Star Wars movies, but I [&h
Josh Reviews Master of None: Season One!
I discovered Aziz Ansari on Parks and Rec, and was immediately a big fan. (Moment of somber reflection for Parks and Rec, a wonderful show that I miss terribly!) Parks and Rec led me to his stand-up, which I thoroughly enjoyed. And so I was excited and intrigued when I learned t
Josh Reviews Steve Jobs
The film Steve Jobs, written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by Danny Boyle, is divided into three vignettes, each taking place in the moments before Steve Jobs will go on-stage to announce the launch of a new product. The first vignette is in 1984, at the launch of the Macintosh compu
Late to the Party: Josh Reviews The Americans: Season One
I’ve been reading praise for The Americans for several years now, so I’m glad to have finally found the time to dive in myself with their first thirteen-episode season. The Americans stars Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys as Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, a husband-and-wife
Josh Reviews The Night Before
Well, its title is pretty generic and meaningless but other than that I have little bad to say about The Night Before, the fun and funny new raunchy buddy comedy starring Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Anthony Mackie. Director Jonathan Levine can pretty much do no wrong in my b
Josh Reviews Fury
I missed David Ayer’s film Fury when it came out last year, and I’ve been looking forward to catching up with it. Set in final months of World War II, the film tells the story of a United States tank crew during the Allied invasion of Germany. Brad Pitt plays “Wa
Josh Reviews Louie Season Five!
Last month I had the pleasure of catching up with the fifth season of Louie C.K.’s fantastic FX show, Louie. I’ve been a fan since the beginning of Louie. It’s such a unique show, one that feels like a very personal expression of Louie C.K.’s very particula
The Great Hellboy Re-Reading Project Part X: The Black Goddess & The King of Fear
My epic project to re-read Mike Mignola’s complete Hellboy saga from the very beginning rolls on! Click here for part one, in which I discussed the very first Hellboy tale: the four-part mini-series Seed of Destruction. Click here for part two, in which I discussed The
News Around the Net!
#BringBackMST3k!! Joel Hodgman has launched a kickstarter to bring back Mystery Science Theatre 3000!! I’ve backed the project, I hope you all will too! Prepare to lose your afternoon, comic-book fans. Alan Moore (author of Watchmen, V For Vendetta, From Hell, and so many
Josh Reviews Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films!
Towards the end of Mark Hartley’s spectacular documentary Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films, Richard Kraft sums up the entire story of the company: “Cannon’s legacy will be the insane stories of how that many movies got made, during a very spe