MUST-READ Esquire Profile of Roger Ebert
I cannot recommend strongly enough that readers of this site check out Esquire‘s recent profile of film-critic Roger Ebert. I knew that medical issues had robbed Mr. Ebert of the use of his voice, but I had no idea just how much he has been though over these past 3-4 years.
Star Trek The Lost Era (Book 1): The Sundered (2298)
Back in 2003-2004, Pocket Books released a terrific series of novels entitled The Lost Era that chronicled the approximately seventy-five years between Captain Kirk’s death in Star Trek: Generations and the launch of the Enterprise-D in “Encounter at Farpoint,” the p
From the DVD Shelf: Josh Reviews Roger & Me (1989)
After watching Michael Moore’s latest (and last?) film, Capitalism: A Love Story (read my review here), I started thinking about his previous movies. Despite my enjoyment of his work, I realized that I’d never actually seen his very first film: Roger & Me. Hello, Netflix! Rele
The Great Lost Rewatch Project — More Thoughts on Season 2!
Hope you enjoyed my thoughts about season 2 of Lost! Here are some of my favorite and least-favorite moments: “Boy when you say beginning, you mean beginning.” Favorite Episodes: 2.3 “Orientation” — What a wonderfully bizarre and perplexing episode. W
“See You in Another Life, Brother!” — The Great Lost Rewatch Project: Season 2!
Last week I began my look back at Lost with my thoughts on Season 1. Time now to move on to season 2! “This is not your island. This is OUR island.” There’s a whole heck of a lot to enjoy in season 2 of Lost. I had a great time revisiting this season during [&h
“So, do you love me, or what?” Josh reviews Manhattan (1979)!
I’ve been reading Drew McWeeny’s writings about film for, oh, probably a decade now. I first found his work when he wrote for Aintitcoolnews.com, though these days he has a terrific blog over at Hitfix.com. The dude has some sharp opinions, and while I’m not alwa
Forgetting Sarah Marshall spin-off Get Him to the Greek trailer debuts!
When I first read, a year or two ago, that a spin-off of Forgetting Sarah Marshall was in the works, featuring Russell Brand’s break-out character of rock-star Aldous Snow in a starring role, I was dubious. I absolutely adored Forgetting Sarah Marshall (read my brief review he
Guest Blogger Jeremy Myerson discusses Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame!
Below is a contribution from guest blogger Jeremy Myerson, in which he discusses his favorite Disney movie. Everyone remembers the villain in the Scream films asking, “What’s your favorite scary movie?” just before he claims a victim. Easy enough question, as everyone can answer
The Great Lost Rewatch Project — More Thoughts on Season 1!
Yesterday I gave my over-all impressions on Season 1 of Lost. Today I’m going to get a bit more specific about some of my favorite and least favorite episodes and moments of the season! “There’s a fine line between faith and denial. And it’s much better on
“Live Together, Die Alone” — The Great Lost Rewatch Project: Season 1!
As I’ve mentioned in my recent posts about Lost (my discussion of the implications of Desmond’s time-traveling in the season 3’s “Flashes Before Your Eyes” and my voluminous list of the burning unanswered questions still hanging at the end of season 5), m