The Great Hellboy Re-Reading Project Part VI: The Island
I have recently begun an epic project: re-reading Mike Mignola’s complete Hellboy saga from the very beginning! What began as a series of sporadic mini-series and short-stories featuring the big red occult investigator has deepened over the past twenty years into what is, fo
Late to the Party: Josh Reviews Breaking Bad Season 3
I am slowly, slowly getting caught up with Breaking Bad! Click here for my review of season one and here for my review of season two. Much has been written about the way the Breaking Bad burns through story-lines, taking plot-lines that other shows would drag out for years and dispe
UPDATED WITH THE FORCE AWAKENS TRAILER! News Around the Net
Late-breaking update to my last post — take a gander at this new trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens!! WOW that is a hell of a trailer. I love hearing Mark Hamill’s voice-over, echoing his words to Leia in Return of the Jedi. Love the shot of the crashed Star Dest
The Great Movie Drought of 2015 & Josh’s Want-to-See List
I watch a lot of movies. Not an absurd amount, but certainly more than the average bear. I usually get to a movie theatre at least twice a month, and watch lots of flicks at home on DVD, blu-ray or streaming. Unfortunately, I have been so busy for the past few months that I have
Days of De Palma (Part 11): Raising Cain (1992)
Slowly but surely, my journey through the films of Brian De Palma continues! (If you scroll down to the bottom of this post, you’ll find links to all the other Brian De Palma films I have watched!) Sandwiched in between two high-profile Brian De Palma films that I had never be
The Great Hellboy Re-Reading Project Part V: Plague of Frogs
I have recently begun an epic project: re-reading Mike Mignola’s complete Hellboy saga from the very beginning! What began as a series of sporadic mini-series and short-stories featuring the big red occult investigator has deepened over the past twenty years into what is, for
Late to the Party: Josh Reviews Fargo (The Series)
When I first read that Fargo, the wonderful Coen Brothers movie, was being adapted into a TV series, I was not remotely interested. Can you blame me? When is the last time a good movie was successfully turned into a TV show that was remotely worth one’s time? But then a fu
Josh Reviews The Jinx
HBO’s riveting six-episode true-crime documentary series, The Jinx, is one of the most compelling pieces of television I have seen in a long time. This is edge-of-your-seat television, and the twists and turns of the story are so staggeringly jaw-dropping because these things
News Around the Net
Don’t tease me, universe! I desperately want this news of a possible resurrection of The X-Files to be true!! I am thrilled to have three cartoons from Motion Pictures included in JOMIX — Jewish Comics; Art & Derivation, an exhibition currently open in New York City.
