From the DVD Shelf: Josh reviews the original Death at a Funeral (2007)
I’ve been wanting to see Death at a Funeral ever since it was first released (back in 2007), so it’s a funny coincidence that it arrived in my home (via Netflix) the same week that the American remake (featuring a predominantly African-American cast) opened in theatres. Th
Looking for Calvin & Hobbes
It is easy to run short on adjectives when describing Bill Watterson’s beloved comic strip, Calvin & Hobbes. Running from 1985-1995, Calvin & Hobbes is undoubtedly one of the triumphs of modern newspaper cartooning, and the strip has lost none of its humor, warmth, or po
Josh Reviews Kick-Ass!
“Why do you think nobody’s ever tried to be a superhero before? You’d think all these guys talking about it online every day, at least one would give it a try. Not everybody gets to be a rock star, but it doesn’t stop people buying guitars. Jesus, man.
Josh Enjoys Two Sweet New Classic Soundtrack Releases: Back to the Future & The Goonies!
I am a bit of a nut for movie soundtracks. I don’t purchase a lot of CDs — but I do own quite a number of great movie soundtracks. Not every movie soundtrack can stand on its own — but the ones that do are pure gold. James Horner’s score for Star Trek II: T
Trailers!
Some awesome new trailers for the summer movies have appeared recently: Here’s the terrific trailer for Robert Rodriguez and Nimrod Antal’s new film Predators. That’s a pretty sweet trailer. Could this possibly be good?? Could it?? Here’s a new TV spot for
Josh Reviews the Premiere Episode of Treme
Can we all just agree that The Wire is the greatest television show ever made? Anyone who has seen The Wire surely must agree with that (admittedly bold) statement. As for the rest of you — what are you waiting for?? (Until you’ve seen this masterpiece, I’m reall
Josh Reviews the novel 3001: The Final Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke!
Whew! At last, today, we come to the end of my journey through the Odyssey series of films and novels by Arthur C. Clarke. Over the past several weeks I have written about 2001: A Space Odyssey the film and the novel, the follow-up novel 2010: Odyssey Two and its film adaptati
A Farewell to Jack Bauer
By now, you’ve all probably heard that this season will be the last for 24. I was an enormous fan of 24 when it began. I still remember, a few days after the premiere episode aired, my folks sitting me down and insisting that I check it out. (Fortunately they had taped that
Josh Reviews the novel 2061: Odyssey Three by Arthur C. Clarke!
My journey through the Odyssey series continues! Over the past two weeks I have written about 2001: A Space Odyssey the film and the novel, as well as the follow-up novel 2010: Odyssey Two and its film adaptation, 2010: The Year We Make Contact. Only five years after writing 2010: O