Josh Reviews Oz the Great and Powerful
I’m not someone with a deep love for The Wizard of Oz. To be frank, as a kid, I always found that 1939 film to be rather boring. I am sure that, at some point in my life, I have seen the whole film from start to finish, but I have no recollection of doing […]
“It’s a God Serial Killer” — Powers Volume III
In Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming’s phenomenal comic book series, Powers, homicide detectives Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim investigate murder cases involving super-heroes and super-villains. That simple hook — of what it would be like to be a homicide
Catching Up on 2012: 21 Jump Street
I never watched the TV show 21 Jump Street, and though I was mildly curious about the apparently comedic take on the material in Jonah Hill & Channing Tatum’s 21 Jump Street film, I missed the film in theatres when it was released last spring. I wasn’t too broken up
News Around the Net!
The great Dick Cavett has a phenomenal piece up at nytimes.com on all of the recent Tonight Show silliness. This is definitely worth a read. Also worth your time: the moving words of tribute posted at AICN in remembrance of the great Roger Ebert. I LOVE LOVE LOVE these Arrested Deve
Re-Reading Batman the Animated Series’ Paul Dini’s Run on Detective Comics!
I am digging deep into some old Batman continuity, friends! After starting a project to re-read Grant Morrison’s years-long run on Batman (click here for part one, and click here for part two), I decided to also re-read some of the other Batman comics of that era. Parallel t
Catching Up on 2012: The Campaign
In The Campaign, Will Ferrell plays Cam Brady, a handsome, smugly arrogant Democratic Congressman from North Carolina. His easy-street string of running unopposed is broken when two corrupt businessmen (Dan Aykroyd and John Lithgow) convince someone to run against him. That someon
Catching Up on 2012: Jeff, Who Lives at Home
In Jeff, Who Lives at Home, Jason Segel plays Jeff, a young man searching for himself. Jeff seems like an intelligent and affable fellow, but when we meet him we also see that he’s something of a lazy bum, and he still lives in his mother’s basement. Ed Helms (The Daily S
Welcome (Back) to Jurassic Park
I have written many times here on the site that I am a big fan of revival screenings of classic films. I am delighted whenever an opportunity comes to see a great movie back on the big screen. I loved when Back to the Future returned to cinemas in honor of its 25th anniversary, an
Re-reading Grant Morrison’s Batman Epic — Part Two
Last week I began my look back at Grant Morrison’s years-long run on Batman! His run got off to a great start, but then things got a little shaky: The Resurrection of Ra’s Al Ghul — this storyline crossed over through Batman, Detective Comics, Robin, and Nightwing.
Game of Thrones Returns!
I love the cable model of short seasons presented all in one burst, as opposed to the network model of 24-or-so episodes strung out over a whole year. But boy, sometimes it is really hard to wait for the many months between seasons of those cable shows!! After an excruciating wait