Catching Up on 2010: Josh Reviews True Grit
This week’s issue of Entertainment Weekly features a brief interveiw with the Coen Brothers, in which the writer congratulates Joel & Ethan Coen on True Grit, a “four-quadrant” movie (meaning a flick that appeals to men and women, young and old), and the biggest
In Memoriam: Richard Winters
I was extremely saddened to learn, right after the new year, of the death at age 92 of Richard Winters. Anyone who has read Stephen Ambrose’s book Band of Brothers, or watched the riveting 2001 HBO mini-series of the same name, produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, certain
Catching Up on 2010: Josh Reviews I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
It’s very possible that John Cazale has the greatest batting average of any actor in history. He only appeared in five films, but they were, in order: The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon, and The Deer Hunter. It’s an amazing streak o
Catching Up on 2010: Josh Reviews Cyrus
In the film Cyrus, written and directed by Jay & Mark Duplass, John C. Reilly stars a John, a pretty pathetic fellow whose self-confidence is not improved by the news that his ex-wife, Jamie (Catherine Keener), is about to re-marry. Jamie convinces John to join her and her fianc
It’s a Trap! Family Guy and Robot Chicken take on Return of the Jedi!
It’s difficult to express just how much fun I’ve had watching the dueling Star Wars specials that both Family Guy and Robot Chicken have been releasing over the past few years! I was blown away by both shows’ initial Star Wars episodes (Robot Chicken’s Star W
News Around the Net!
One of my favorite web-sites these days is Badassdigest.com — you should definitely check it out if you’ve never seen it. They’ve had some great pieces up recently, such as Devin Faraci’s simple, rational piece about why you should avoid purchasing the just-a
Catching Up on 2010: Josh Reviews Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
Before I finalize my Best of 2010 lists (which will be coming in a few weeks), I’ve been trying to catch up on some of the movies/TV shows/comics/etc. that I’d missed during the past very busy twelve months. One of the films that I was bummed to have never gotten to was
Hamlet Double Feature Part II: The BBC’s Hamlet Starring Patrick Stewart & David Tennant!
After finally watching, for the first time, Kenneth Branagh’s Hamlet (1996) (click here for my review), I thought it would be fun to crack open the other production of Hamlet I had sitting on my DVD shelf — the BBC’s 2009 version starring Patrick Stewart and David Te
Hamlet Double Feature Part I: Kenneth Branagh’s Hamlet
I remember reading about Kenneth Branagh’s Hamlet when it first came out, back in 1996. I was intrigued by the notion of a filmed version of the complete text of Hamlet, and also by Mr. Branagh’s cast, which combined famed Shakespearean actors with a variety of famous Ho
The Empire Strikes Back: Revisited
It didn’t arrive in 2010, but I’m very much hoping that 2011 will bring us Adywan’s version of The Empire Strikes Back. (Click here to read me waxing poetic about his magnificent Star Wars: Revisited.) Here’s a peek: Did you notice the new approach to Cloud