Josh Reviews Super 8
J.J. Abrams’ new film, Super 8, is an unabashed love-letter to the late ’70s and early ’80s films directed by Steven Spielberg and, as such, seems like it was designed from top-to-bottom to tickle every movie-loving funny-bone in my body. I’m sure I’m n
Josh Enjoys the Release of Jerry Goldsmith’s Complete Score for Star Trek V!
As a big fan of Star Trek and of movie soundtracks, I’m starting to get spoiled. In the last few years we’ve seen the release, on lovely new CD sets, of the complete versions of James Horner’s amazing scores for Star Trek II and Star Trek III (click here for my rev
Apes! Apes! Apes! Apes! Apes! Apes!
I am loving the latest teaser trailer for the new Planet of the Apes flick: To this day I remain ridiculously in love with the five original Planet of the Apes flicks (the less we discuss Tim Burton’s “re-imagining,” the better) and am starting to get very cautiousl
Why can’t there be movie theatres like this near me?
Seriously, this story about the fine folks at the Alamo Drafthouse ejecting someone from the theatre for texting during a movie is the greatest story I’ve read all week. Why won’t any of the theatres here in Boston do anything like this to clamp down on all the annoying
Sleeper
Holden Carver has agreed to go undercover in an attempt to infiltrate the criminal organization run by Tao, a genetically-manipulated super-villain of enormous intelligence and brutality. In order to create a cover that would convince even the super-intelligent Tao, only Holden̵
Josh Reviews X-Men: First Class!
I was beginning to think I’d never get to see another great X-Men movie! I’m a big, big fan of Bryan Singer’s first two X-Men films. I think they’re pretty much perfect, the first two steps in what seemed like an epic cinematic saga. When the final shot of
From the DVD Shelf: Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008)
After watching and enjoying Lost in La Mancha last month, I was in a documentary kind of mood, so I decided to track down a film I remembered reading really positive reviews about upon its release: Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! This is a really crazy fil
Star Trek Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire
I’m finally ready to catch back up with this year’s four-book series of crossover Star Trek novels from Pocket Books: The Typhon Pact. This series represents the latest installments in Pocket Books’ exciting efforts from the past few years to push the 24th century
Behold Seth MacFarlane’s Amazing William Shatner Impression!!
The first two minutes of this clip makes me laugh so hard. Oh yeah, I know that episode. Genius!
Josh Reviews Hanna!
Hanna (Saoirse Ronan) is a young girl who has been raised in total isolation in a frigid, rural setting by her father Erik (Eric Bana). When we first meet Hanna, it becomes immediately clear that Erik has been training her to be a fierce warrior — tough, smart, and fearless,