The View From The Bridge
In the introduction to my review of Time After Time, I wrote that the true reason for the supposed Star Trek odd-numbered movie curse (the phenomenon in which the even-numbered classic Star Trek films seem to be of a far higher quality than the odd-numbered ones) is because of the coi
From the DVD Shelf: Josh Reviews Time After Time (1979)
For years, Star Trek fans spoke of the odd-numbered curse that afflicted the Trek movies. The odd-numbered films (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, and Star Trek V: The Voyage Home) seemed markedly inferior to the even-numbered ones (Star Trek II: T
Josh’s ADVANCE REVIEW of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader!
A friend of mine at Walden Media was kind enough to invite me to last night’s sneak peek at the latest Narnia film, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. (Thanks, Evan!) I am happy to report that I quite enjoyed the new film (though I recognize that IR
From the DVD Shelf: Josh reviews Get Him To The Greek
I’m a big, big fan of Forgetting Sarah Marshall. That film really took me by surprise — it’s a very, very funny film, but also one that is remarkably endearing. The breakout star of the film was, of course, Russell Brand’s rock star Aldous Snow. Snow was a
Star Trek Typhon Pact: Zero Sum Game
David Mack is one of the best of the group of extraordinarily talented, reliable writers who have been writing new Star Trek novels for Pocket Books for the past several years. It’s the compelling work of these core writers that has kept me engaged with the novels’ expan
New Trailers!
The big news in trailer-land this week was the release of our first substantial look at DC/Warner Bros.’ big new Green Lantern film. Check it out: Not bad at all. I am cautiously optimistic that this will be the big, cool sci-fi superhero epic we all want it to be. You can
Spielberg In The Aughts: The Terminal (2004)
You might have thought that Tom Hanks had a crazy accent in Catch Me If You Can, but that was merely a prelude to the ludicrously silly sort-of-Slovic voice that Mr. Hanks puts on for his role as Viktor Novorski in Steven Spielberg’s 2004 film, The Terminal. Viktor Navorski (To
Josh Reviews Andy Barker, P.I.: The Complete Series!
Andy Richter has headlined two terrific but quickly-cancelled TV series. A few years after the demise of Andy Richter Controls the Universe (which was cancelled after FOX aired 14 of the 19 episodes produced), Mr. Richter stepped into the lead of Andy Barker, P.I. on NBC. The pe
“If you love me, then love me.” The Dark Tower Book IV: Wizard and Glass
So here we come, at last. Since first discovering the world of The Dark Tower with Marvel Comics’ The Gunslinger Born series of mini-series, I have been eager to reach this fouth volume. That’s because I knew that the Gunslinger Born comics were mostly adapted from mat
Spielberg in the Aughts: Catch Me If You Can (2002)
When I began this project of rewatching the last decade-and-a-half’s worth of films directed by Steven Spielberg, I was hoping that I’d discover (or rediscover) some great films that I had perhaps dismissed too easily when I originally saw them in theatres. I wondered i