“Our Lives Are Not Our Own” — Josh Falls in Love with Cloud Atlas
Well, my friends, I have a new front-runner for my favorite film of 2012: the magnificent, heart-breaking, life-affirming Cloud Atlas. I was never a rabid fan of The Matrix, but I certainly loved that film and felt it represented a bold promise of continuing great work by Andy and Lar
Counting Down ‘Till The Hobbit…
Less than three weeks, now, until the release of The Hobbit! To make the anticipation even more unbearable, here’s the latest video diary: I’ve been re-watching the special features on the Lord of the Rings Extended Edition DVDs recently and fondly remembering those crazy
Josh Reviews Seven Psychopaths
Marty (Colin Farrell) is a Hollywood screenwriter struggling to get going on his next film. His friend, Billy (Sam Rockwell) gives Marty the idea to write a film called Seven Psychopaths. No surprise, Marty quickly finds his life intertwined with that of several real-life psychopaths
Ranking the Films of Steven Spielberg
So a few days ago, my good buddy Ethan L. e-mailed me Vulture’s ranking of all 28 films directed by Steven Spielberg. The list was created, of course, in honor of the release of his new film Lincoln (which I have not yet seen, but desperately hope to get to soon!). VultureR
“Let the Skyfall… when it crumbles…”
UPDATE: Sorry gang, that Skyfall video has been removed. To assuage the pain, here are some older, great Bond opening songs: http://youtu.be/Pka0FczsOfo Original post: OK, this is cool — the complete main title sequence from Skyfall is now online, with all of the text credits
Star Trek Typhon Pact: Brinkmanship
Pocket Books continues to weave a tight continuity between their Star Trek novels, particularly those set in the post-Nemesis time-frame. For the past year or so, all of these new 24th century novels have fallen under the “Typhon Pact” banner, named for the new alliance
Fifty Years of 007: Josh Reviews Skyfall
Well, after an unexpectedly lengthy hiatus, James Bond has returned, just in time for his fiftieth anniversary. To the pleasure and relief of fans of Bond, James Bond, Skyfall is evidence that the redoubtable secret agent (and his franchise) has plenty of gas left in the ol’ A
Fifty Years of 007! Josh Reviews Quantum of Solace (2008)
With Skyfall almost upon us, I’ve re-watched Daniel Craig’s two previous James Bond installments: 2006’s Casino Royale (click here for my review), and now Quantum of Solace. (You can click here to read my original review of the film from when it was released back in
Special ADVANCE REVIEW of the New James Bond film: Skyfall!
Guest-blogger Josh Lawrence lives in London, where the latest James Bond film Skyfall has already been released. Josh submitted an advance review of Quantum of Solace back in 2008, and was kind enough this morning to send in his thoughts on Skyfall! My own review will be up next w
Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome set to premiere THIS FRIDAY!
First announced way back in 2010, Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome will finally launch THIS FRIDAY according to a just-released announcement! http://youtu.be/Qj50xJhWdcM This story, set during the first Cylon War, looks to be the final adventure set in the world of Ronald D. Moo