Ape Management Part 3: Escape From the Planet of the Apes (1971)
My epic project to re-watch all of the Planet of the Apes films continues! Click here for my thoughts on Planet of the Apes, and here for my thoughts on Beneath the Planet of the Apes. The end of Beneath the Planet of the Apes seemed t0 definitively eliminate the possibility of any
Josh Tests His Endurance and Takes In Transformers: Dark of the Moon
I can’t help it. I really love The Transformers. As a kid, I loved the cartoon show, I loved the toys, I loved the crazy-dark animated movie, I loved Marvel Comic’s comic book series, I loved it all. And that’s why, even after suffering through the abysmal Tran
Ape Management Part 2: Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1969)
Last week I began my project to re-watch all five original Planet of the Apes movies by re-watching the original Planet of the Apes from 1967. Today, we move to discuss the first sequel: 1969’s Beneath the Planet of the Apes. For whatever reason, Charlton Heston only participa
Josh Reviews Green Lantern!
Well, we’ve had two very solid super-hero films so far this summer, Thor (click here for my review) and X-Men: First Class (click here for my review), and while neither were quite as perfect as I might have hoped, I found both to be very solidly entertaining films. But with Gr
From the DVD Shelf: From the Earth to the Moon
In 1998, HBO aired From the Earth to the Moon, a twelve-part mini-series produced by Tom Hanks, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, and Michael Bostick. The series chronicled the Apollo program, the massive American space-flight initiative that ran from 1961-1975 and which resulted in the fir
When Captain America Throws His Mighty Shield!
Is it possible that Captain America: The First Avenger is going to be as awesome as this trailer makes it seem? I’m really digging the Raiders of the Lost Ark style Nazi-stompin’ vibe. Will the actual film be as good as I hope? We’ll find out in a few short weeks
Ape Management Part 1: Planet of the Apes (1967)
I am a big, big fan of the original five Planet of the Apes films (released between 1967 and 1973). They’re so marvelously ambitious and earnest and, at the same time, so laughably silly, that I’ve always held a great fondness for the series. While all four sequels rep
(Almost) Fifty Years of 007! Josh Reviews Goldfinger (1964)
I’m only three films into my year-long (if not longer) project to revisit all 22 James Bond films, and I’ve already arrived at my very favorite Bond movies, and one of my very favorite films of all-time: Goldfinger. The film: The greatness of Goldfinger lies in how the fil
From the DVD Shelf: The Larry Sanders Show: Season One
Last week I wrote about season one of It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, the ahead-of-its time sitcom created by and starring Garry Shandling, that aired on Showtime from 1986-1990. As I have been watching It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, I have simultaneously been re-
Camp Ramah Goes Back to the Future!
I have written before about our annual parody videos that we create at Camp Ramah in New England to kick off our beginning-of-Staff-Week competitions. This year we went back to one of my favorite films from back in 1985: You can click here to see our previous parody videos of Avatar