News Around the Net!
I’ve enjoyed reading Howard Kurtz’s writing — about politics, and about media — over the years. He screwed up big-time in his reporting about Jason Collins’ coming out as gay. But hoo, boy, this video of him getting mercilessly grilled — on his
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. & Arrested Development Returns!
OK, I thought this would be the trailer-for-an-upcoming-TV-show that I would be most excited about today: But then I saw THIS: It’s the final countdown!!
From The DVD Shelf: Gone Baby Gone (2007)
I immediately fell in love with Gone Baby Gone, Ben Affleck’s directorial debut, the first time I saw it in theatres in 2007. I’ve seen it several times since, and after watching it again a few months ago, I was surprised to realize I’d never written about the film
From the DVD Shelf: Bored to Death Season 3!
Last year my wife and I discovered the brilliant HBO series Bored to Death… just as the news broke that it had been cancelled. Aaargh! We tore through seasons one and two on DVD (click here for my review of season one, and here for my review of season two), and then had to w
“He’ll Do it Because it’s Impossible” — Grant Morrison’s Superman in the New 52!
I’ve been re-reading Grant Morrison’s long run on Batman (click here for part one, and here for part two of my notes on my re-reading project), and I will be back soon with my next installment of commentary on that complex, years-long run. But last year, while winding do
Josh Reviews Iron Man 3!
Iron Man was a magical film, a movie that caught a very specific, crazy sort of lightning in a bottle. I remember seeing it in a theater that very first time and realizing immediately that it was something special. It was intense and bad-ass but also incredibly funny and light-hea
News Around the Net!
Holy cow, this sneak peek (first shown at Wondercon) of Guillermo del Toro’s new film Pacific Rim is spectacular: AAAARGH — Futurama has been cancelled AGAIN?? Sad news. I definitely consider myself blessed that Matt Groening’s show has risen from cancellation no
Josh Reviews Oblivion
Oblivion, the new sci-fi movie from director Joseph Kosinski (Tron: Legacy) and starring Tom Cruise, comes very close to greatness. Tantalizingly close. It’s a shame, then, that the film falls short, that its reach exceeds its grasp. I don’t want to tell you too much a
Josh Enjoys “The Best of Both Worlds” on the Big Screen!
In a very cool effort to promote the release of Star Trek: The Next Generation on blu-ray, Paramount/CBS/Fathom Events have held a few events screening some of the newly-remastered episodes on the big screen, in select theatres around the country. I wasn’t excited by the two s
Catching Up on 2012: Killer Joe (Unrated)
I don’t know what exactly I was expecting when I sat down to watch William Friedkin’s latest film, Killer Joe. A violent crime caper, I guess. And that is indeed what I got, though the film is far more twisted and disturbed than I had ever expected. Whether that is a