Josh Reviews Lincoln
With the simple title of Lincoln, one might expect the new film from Steven Spielberg to be an all-encompassing biopic of the life of our famous stovepot-hat-wearing former President. However, quite cunningly, Mr. Spielberg and screenwriter (and acclaimed playwright) Tony Kushner (b
Movie Posters Into Darkness
So they just released the first poster for (the terribly titled) Star Trek Into Darkness. Here it is. And, hmmm, does that poster design remind anyone of anything…? Devin Faraci has already started calling the film Star Trek Into Dark Knight and I am now unabashedly stealing tha
Star Trek Cold Equations Book 1: The Persistence of Memory
David Mack’s 2006 DS9 novel Warpath made me a fan of the author’s forever (boy, I can’t believe that novel is almost a decade old!) and his epic 2008 trilogy Star Trek: Destiny (click here for my review) surely proved Mr. Mack to be one of the finest Trek authors wor
“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