From the DVD Shelf: The Lost World (1997)
Last week I began my look back at the last decade-and-a-half of Steven Spielberg films with Jurassic Park. Now my project to revisit all of the films that Mr. Spielberg has made since 1993 — films that, with the exception of Saving Private Ryan, I have only seen once — c
The Reduced Shakespeare Company Presents: The Complete World of Sports (Abridged)!
I was delighted to have had a chance, last week, to see the new Reduced Shakespeare Company play, The Complete World of Sports (Abridged) at the Merrimack Repertory Theatre. This run of performances was the East Coast premiere of this new show, and it was a blast! The Reduced Sh
From the DVD Shelf: Josh Reviews Alice in Wonderland (2010)
I once considered Tim Burton one of my very favorite directors, but recent years have changed that somewhat for me. I still think he’s an extraordinary talent who has given us some incredible films, but since 1999’s Sleepy Hollow, in my opinion Mr. Burton has directed tw
No Bloody A, B, C, or D
I am a big, big fan of the Star Trek: Ships of the Line calendars. I was checking out some on-line Ship of the Line images the other day and came across this magnificent creation by Doug Drexler, entitled “No Bloody A, B, C, or D.” (The title, of course, is taken from
From the DVD Shelf: Jurassic Park (1993)
1993 was a banner year for Steven Spielberg. That year saw the release of two films that he directed: Schindler’s List and Jurassic Park. Both were phenomenally good, though two more different films I can scarcely imagine. To my younger self, those dual accomplishments in
From the DVD Shelf: Josh Reviews An Education (2009)
I saw a lot of movies in 2009, but one of the films that I missed was An Education. I’ve been meaning to remedy that for a while, ever since the film was released on DVD, and I finally had a chance to watch it earlier this month. It’s a great film, which I thoroughly [
Josh Reviews Batman: Under the Red Hood, the Latest DCU Animated Film!
I’ll admit, I had been starting to lose hope about the continuing series of DC Animated films, but Superman/Batman: Public Enemies was a step in the right direction, and the latest installment, Batman: Under the Red Hood, is even better. Under the Red Hood is based on the story-
Josh Reviews The American
In the quiet, tense new film The American, George Clooney plays Jack (though we have no idea if that’s his real name, and he assumes the name Edward for much of the film). Jack is involved in some Bad Things, though what exactly those Bad Things are is never specified. He is
Josh Reviews Scott Pilgrim vs. the World!
Let me say right up front that I found Scott Pilgrim vs. the World to be an enormously fun, engaging, original movie, and I am really bummed that the film has been so poorly received at the American box office. After a summer filled with so many lazy, lowest-common-demoninator money