Guest Blogger Ethan Kreitzer Reports on Albert Brooks’ Book Reading in NYC!
My friend Ethan Kreitzer had the pleasure of seeing the great Albert Brooks at a book reading in New York City last week. Mr. Brooks was there to promote his new book, 2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America. Ethan was kind enough to send in the following report: Albert Br
Josh Bids Farewell to Smallville!
It’s pretty hard to believe that Smallville has been on the air for ten years, and I am even a little bit more astonished that I’ve been watching the show for pretty much all of those ten years! From the very beginning, I have found watching Smallville to be a somewhat f
News Around the Net!
Following up on my review of Source Code, which I posted yesterday, click here for a wonderfully spot-on assessment of all of the myriad problems with the film’s ending. It’s a sweet ending that felt right when I walked out of the theatre, but like the rest of the film,
Josh Reviews Source Code
The phenomenally high-quality Moon (starring Sam Rockwell — read my review here) guaranteed that I’d buy a ticket for director Duncan Jones’ next film. Well, that film has arrived, and although it took me several weeks to find the time to get catch it in a theatre,
Josh Reviews Thor!
Although Thor doesn’t come close to equalling some of the amazing super-hero films we’ve been blessed with over the past several years (the first Iron Man, which kicked off this current run of inter-connected Marvel films, The Dark Knight, the first two X-Men films, and th
DC Animated Update
It’s been a while since I’ve chimed in with my thoughts on the recent direct-to-DVD DC Universe animated films! Here are my thoughts on the last three releases: Superman/Batman: Apocalypse — Coming hot off the heels of what I consider to be the strongest film in th
How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less
In March, 2007, Sarah Glidden took a Birthright trip to Israel. The Birthright Israel program is funded by a variety of private philanthropists and provides 10-day trips to Israel for Jews around the world who have never been to Israel before. The purpose of the trips, according t
Farewell, Michael Scott
For seasons 2-4, I thought the American version of The Office was one of the funniest shows on television — hitting near genius-level comedy with extreme regularity week-to-week. Things started to slide a bit during season 5, and I thought the last several years have been pre
Josh Reviews Rango
I had a chance last month to see Rango, the new film by Gore Verbinski (who most recently helmed the three Pirates of the Caribbean films). Johnny Depp voices the titular Rango, a lonely but imaginative chameleon. In the opening minutes of the film we see that Rango, living alone
“Accentuate the Positive” — Treme Returns!
It’s been a long wait since last summer, but one of my favorite series from 2010 finally returned with new episodes this past Sunday night — David Simon (The Wire) and Eric Overmyer’s Treme! Season two picks up about six or seven months after the events of the seaso