From the DVD Shelf: Josh Reviews OSS 117: Lost in Rio
Last spring I wrote about OSS 117: Cairo Nest of Spies, a French parody of the Sean Connery era James Bond films. I really liked the movie — I thought it was a spot-on Bond parody and very, very silly — and so I was very excited to watch the 2009 sequel: Rio Ne Repond [&
Catching Up on 2010: Josh Reviews Shutter Island
And so we come at last to the final installment (for now, at least!) of my “Catching Up on 2010” series, in which I’ve been writing about all of the 2010 films that I watched in my very busy January attempt to catch up on as many of the 2010 films that I’d miss
Catching Up on 2010: Josh Reviews Animal Kingdom
I noticed the small Australian crime drama, Animal Kingdom, on many critics’ 2010 Top 10 Lists, so I decided to track the film down myself to take a look. Whoa. I was not at all prepared for the level of terrible spirit-crushing oppression contained in this joyless look at a f
Catching Up on 2010: Josh Reviews The Killer Inside Me
In The Killer Inside Me, Michael Winterbottom’s adaptation of the novel by Jim Thompson, Casey Affleck stars as Texas sheriff’s deputy Lou Ford. At first, he seems like the good-natured heroic main character of the film. “Around here, if you’re not a man an
Catching Up on 2010: Josh Reviews The Ghost Writer
While I try not to let a filmmaker’s personal life interfere with my enjoyment of their work, I must admit that I didn’t exactly feel a burning desire to rush out and see the latest Roman Polanski film, 2010’s The Ghost Writer. However, while Mr. Polanski’s som
From the Marvel Comics Archives!
Over the past few years, Marvel has been reprinting many famous and well-thought-of story-lines from years past in a series of gorgeous Premiere Edition hardcovers. Many of the story-lines being reprinted are ones I’ve already read or own, and there are some that just don̵
Catching Up on 2010: Josh Reviews Greenberg
I was really captivated by The Squid and the Whale when I first saw it, and I think that first viewing made me interested for life in whatever future projects writer/director Noah Baumbach would undertake. I was bummed to have missed Greenberg when it was released to theatres last
News Around the Net!
This is a pretty funny assemblage of 1980’s movie references. Don’t miss Topher Grace’s dynamite Marty McFly impersonation that comes at around 2:30. I was sad to read of the passing of famed composer John Barry. He’s responsible for so many pieces of iconic
Farewell to Kenneth Mars and Len Lesser
I wanted to acknowledge, today, the passing of two terrific comedic actors: Kenneth Mars and Len Lesser. Kenneth Mars was a mainstay of Mel Brooks’ early films, most notably The Producers (in which he played Franz Liebkind, a Nazi whose love for the fallen Reich spurred him to w
Doonesbury Turns 40!
Believe it or not, 2010 marked the 40th anniversary of Garry Trudeau’s seminal comic-strip Doonesbury. I was lucky enough to have received as gifts, recently, two tomes that were recently released in order to celebrate that event. The first is Doonesbury and the Art of G.B. Tr