Josh Reviews Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life is a joyous salute to the life and work of Albert Brooks, directed by his friend Rob Reiner. Albert Brooks, of course, is a comedy god, and Mr. Reiner is no slouch himself (having directed some of my all-time favorite movies, including When Harry Met
News Around the Net
Let’s start with this first trailer for the new Planet of the Apes film, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: I’m a huge Planet of the Apes fan, so I’m excited that a new Apes trailer is in the work! Will the general audience be interested in a fourth film in this re
Josh Reviews Loki Season Two
I loved season one of Loki! It was joyously weird and strange, dipping into obscure corners of the Marvel Comics universe (I never thought the Time Variant Authority would be depicted on-screen!), and it provided a well-deserved showcase for Tom Hiddleston’s villain-who-we-lov
Brother’s Keeper: A 1948 Story Takes on New Meaning
A few hours after I published my post yesterday about the launch of Arnon Shorr’s and my new comic book, “Brother’s Keeper”, at JewCE (the Jewish Comics Experience in NYC), this wonderful article from The Forward was published about our book! Here’s an ex
Josh Reviews The Creator
The Creator is set in 2055, in a world in which A.I. has evolved to the point that robots and humanoid “simulants” look and act very human. But after A.I. detonated a nuclear warhead in Los Angeles, the United States declared war on all A.I. and used its military might t
Josh Reviews Hypnotic
Hypnotic stars Ben Affleck as Danny Rourke, a cop whose daughter mysteriously vanished years earlier. As the film opens, he and his partner Nicks (J. D. Pardo) are assigned to stake out a bank, because they’ve received an anonymous tip of an impending robbery. Despite their
Josh Reviews The Barbie Movie
I was blown away by the Barbie movie when I saw it at the end of the summer. I have some friends who thought this movie wouldn’t be in my wheelhouse… but I’m a big believer in the idea that one can craft compelling, entertaining, and moving stories out of corporate
Josh Reviews Babylon
Damien Chazelle’s Babylon depicts the world of Hollywood in the late twenties and early thirties, the time when sound was first introduced into movies. We follow the shifting fortunes of several individuals at different levels of success (or lack thereof) in Hollywood. Manny
Josh Reviews I’m Thinking of Ending Things
Charlie Kaufman is a fantastically talented writer; he came to prominence by writing Being John Malkovich, and he’s written some of my all-time favorite films, including Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. Mr. Kaufman wrote a
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I’m thrilled that the writers’ strike has been resolved with what looks like big wins for the union! Now I hope the actors strike can be resolved as well as that Hollywood can get back to work. Here’s an interesting run-down by The Hollywood Reporter of where thi