Three Films by the Coen Brothers
I often get obsessed with watching movies linked by a certain theme — sometimes I like to track down different films featuring a particular actor, or different films by a certain director. A few months ago, for example, I wrote about my exploration of the films of David Mamet
Cinematic Titanic
I saw a truly amazing performance last weekend at the Somerville Theatre in Somerville, MA. Before I tell you about it, let me share a bit of history: If any of the topics that I have written about on this site appeal to you, then I probably don’t have to tell you about Myster
The Sounds of Gotham City — Music from Batman: The Animated Series!
In 1992, the groundbreaking Batman: The Animated Series premiered on Fox. To this day, despite some mighty competition from the last two live-action Batman movies (especially the magnificent The Dark Knight), this show still stands as my favorite non-comic book depiction of Batman,
Getting Ready For the Oscars!
I love watching the Oscars. Oh, don’t get me wrong — it’s a pretty ridiculous popularity contest, and I usually find that Hollywood’s choices (in terms of the nominations and the winners chosen) range from the bizarre to the absurd. BUT I do enjoy the spectac
Star Trek: Destiny
A few months ago I wrote about some of the exciting Star Trek fiction that Pocket Books has released over the past several years, picking up story-lines left hanging by the now off-the-air 24th century Trek series (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and Voyager). The o
News Around the Net
Haven’t done one of these in a while… Here’s some of the fun stuff floating around the interwebs these days: The Simpsons has moved to HD! This has apparently necessitated a change in the show’s iconic opening credits sequence, which has remained constant for
“I’m Still Here.” — Josh Reviews The Wrestler
Every so often, we get to witness a magical synthesis between actor and role that takes a quality piece of material and elevates it to something really special. Mickey Rourke burst onto the movie scene in the early eighties in films such as Body Heat and Diner. But if you’v
2008 Catch-Up: Josh Reviews Gran Torino and Revolutionary Road!
When I wrote my Top 10 Movies of 2008 list, I began by listing the many movies that I hadn’t yet had a chance to see. Well, even though 2008 is well behind us, I’ve been trying to catch up on some of the films that I missed. (I’ve had some time to do so, since
Han Shoots First! Josh is astounded by Adywan’s Fan-Edit of Star Wars: A New Hope!
I have just seen the definitive version of Star Wars. And it wasn’t created by George Lucas or anyone at ILM. It was made by one fan. For years I have been reading about the variety of “fan-edits” of the six Star Wars movies that have been floating around the inter
Star Trek: Phase 2
Back on September 9th I wrote about Star Trek: Phase 2, by far the most interesting of the many fan-made Star Trek projects that have sprung up over the past few years, in the absence of any new official Star Trek material on TV or at the movies. The goal of Phase 2 is to […]