Days of De Palma (Part 3): Dressed to Kill (1980)
Click here for my thoughts on Carrie (1976) and here for my thoughts on The Fury (1978)! Well, one thing’s for sure: the opening of Dressed to Kill isn’t one I’m going to be forgetting any time soon. I’m not sure what I was expecting, but an extended shower s
Star Trek: Cast No Shadow
In the new novel by James Swallow, seven years have passed since the events of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. The Klingons and the Federation have begun to take their first, tentative steps towards a lasting peace. However, there still exist many, on both sides of the Neutr
In Space, No One Can Hear Anyone Deny that Prometheus is an Alien Prequel
So just a day after I posted a whole bunch of movie trailers last week, Sir Ridley Scott unveiled our first official look at his upcoming film, Prometheus, and it is pretty friggin’ awesome: That’s a pretty spectacular trailer, and in addition to guaranteeing that I will b
From the DVD Shelf: Party Down Season Two!
Last month I wrote about the terrific first season of Party Down. I wasted little time in devouring the show’s second season, as well. Sadly, these two short seasons represent the entire run of the show, but I can’t recommend them highly enough to you. To re-cap, Party D
Days of De Palma (Part 2): The Fury (1978)
My journey back through the films of Brian De Palma continues! Click here for my thoughts on Carrie. Two years after Carrie, Mr. De Palma directed The Fury, another story of telekinetic teenagers. But while the initial description of the film does sound a bit like more of the sam
Trailers!
Well, yesterday I waxed poetic about Sacha Baron Cohen’s performance in Martin Scorsese’s Hugo, so it seems like a good time to direct your attention to his upcoming film, The Dictator: That looks like fun! It’s directed by Larry Charles (a key creative force behin
Josh Reviews Hugo (3-D)
Martin Scorsese isn’t exactly the first name I think of when I think about family-friendly adventure films, but with Hugo, the master proves once and again his incredible control of the medium of film, no matter the genre. Hugo is a breathtaking work of genius, and I found mys
An Unexpected Journey
Stop reading and WATCH THIS NOW: Dear lord, we have to wait a FULL YEAR for this??? I’m not sure if I can make it! I’ve watched the trailer several times through already, and I just love it to death. And remember: this is just a teaser trailer for a film that is STILL
Josh Reviews Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (and the Dark Knight Rises Prologue!!)
I’ve really enjoyed all three Mission: Impossible films, though none of them quite reached perfection in my mind. Probably my favorite part of all three films is the first 30 minutes of the first one, where we got to see an awesome team of super-spies engaged in some really fu
Days of De Palma (Part 1): Carrie (1976)
I’ve often enjoyed here, on the site, taking some time to watch or, in some cases, re-watch, a series of films by the same director. One of my very first blogs on the site was a look back at several of the films of David Mamet, and more recently I re-watched the last decade an