Josh Reviews (500) Days of Summer
Romantic comedies are not really my thing. That’s not to say that I don’t enjoy movies that deal with romance. I often say that When Harry Met Sally is one of my three very favorite films (along with The Godfather and The Empire Strikes Back, if you must know). It̵
Josh Reviews the new Director’s Cut of Watchmen
Even before Watchmen was released in theatres, director Zach Snyder made clear, in interviews, that we’d be seeing his longer Director’s Cut released on DVD/Blu-Ray before too terribly long. Well, Watchmen: The Director’s Cut is indeed now available for all to see
Josh Reviews District 9
How many really great sci-fi films have there been in the last decade? It’s pretty slim, right? OK, J. J. Abrams’ Star Trek movie was pretty good… but before that? I can think of Cloverfield (2008), Children of Men (2006), Serenity (2005), The Matrix (1999), G
They’re Back! (And They’re Spectacular)
Wowee wow. This week’s Entertainment Weekly has a lengthy cover story about the I-never-thought-I’d-see-the-day Seinfeld reunion that is taking place this season on Curb Your Enthusiasm. (Kudos to EW not only for the great article, but also for the very clever cover he
Josh Reviews Inglourious Basterds
I still remember the first time I saw Pulp Fiction. I didn’t know anything about this guy Quentin Tarantino, and I hadn’t yet seen Reservoir Dogs. But in reading about the film in advance of its release, it looked like it had a pretty spectacular cast, and I thought th
News Around the Net!
Welcome back to Motion Pictures! We’ve got lots of great stuff coming your way in the next few weeks (including my LENGTHY dissertation on Inglourious Basterds, coming on Wednesday). For now, let’s see what sorts of fun stuff has hit the web recently: James Cameron has
See you next week!
I can’t believe the summer is already drawing to a close! As I did at this time last year, I’ll be taking one week off to re-charge my batteries. We’ll be back to our regular schedule of daily updates (new comics Monday-Thursday, and new blogs every Monday, Wedn
Josh takes in Rifftrax Live: Plan 9 From Outer Space!
I just got back from a spectacular evening — seeing the Rifftrax gang live (just not exactly in-person) riffing on what they described as “the Citizen Kane of bad movies,” Plan 9 From Outer Space! I was overjoyed when I discovered Rifftrax a few years back. Mike Ne
Summer Movie Catch-Up: Josh Reviews G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Growing up, my two favorite cartoons, by an order of magnitude, were The Transformers and G.I. Joe. That makes it sort of hard to believe that this summer saw the release of a live-action, big-budget movie version of both of those beloved (by me, at least!) old TV shows. Wish I co
Summer Movie Catch-Up: Josh Reviews The Hangover
Try as I might, I must admit that my expectations do sometimes color my opinions about a movie that I see. Occasionally I go into a film with very low expectations — and even if the movie is mediocre, I come out pleased because it was better than I expected. Conversely, if I