Josh Reviews Godzilla vs. Kong
Well, I have to admit to at least being somewhat impressed that the folks at Legendary powered through and made their monster-movie crossover, despite the somewhat lackluster box office performance of the previous movies in the series. For myself, I thought Gareth Edwards’ 201
Josh Reviews On the Rocks
Sofia Coppola’s latest film, On the Rocks, stars Rashida Jones as Laura, a woman who begins to suspect that her husband Dean (Marlon Wayans) is cheating on her. So Laura enlists the aid of her wealthy, playboy-like father, Felix, to track Dean and get to the bottom of what’s goi
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I’m delighted by this new trailer for James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad: I hope it’s good!! I have faith in James Gunn, and the film has a hell of a cast. (And I smiled seeing Starro at the very end!!) I’d really like to truly love a DC movie again one of th
Josh Reviews Greyhound
Earlier this week I reviewed News of the World, one of two great Tom Hanks films released in the latter part of 2020. The other was Greyhound. Based on the 1955 novel The Good Shepherd by C. S. Forester, the film depicts several terrifying days in the middle of the Atlantic during
Josh Reviews News of the World
In News of the World, Tom Hanks plays Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, a veteran of the Civil War who now eeks out a living by traveling from town to town to read from newspapers for the townspeople’s entertainment and edification. Captain Kidd winds up entangled with a young girl n
Josh Reviews The Vast of Night
In a small New Mexico town in the 1950’s, on a night in which most of the town is gathered in the local gymnasium for a basketball game, the young switchboard operator Fay (Sierra McCormick), and her friend, local radio DJ Everett (Jake Horowitz ), hear a mysterious sound that t
Josh Reviews Palm Springs
In Palm Springs, written by Andy Siara and directed by Max Barbakov, Andy Samberg stars as Nyles, a man who, we quickly discover, has been trapped in a Groundhog Day style time loop. Nyles has been living the same day over and over and over. That day happens to be the wedding of
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UPDATED: Unfortunately I have to open with the just awful news that Jessica Walter has passed away. Her work as Lucille Bluth on Arrested Development stands among the very best comedic TV performances ever. Click here for some sweet tributes from her friends and co-workers. This
Josh Reviews the Snyder Cut of Justice League!
Let’s start here: I’m a Zack Snyder fan. I was blown away by his adaptation of 300 when it was released in 2006, and I’m a staunch defender of his adaptation of Watchmen (especially the super-long “Ultimate Cut”) which, while flawed, is still a heck of
Josh Reviews The Midnight Sky
The Midnight Sky stars George Clooney (who also directed the film) as a grizzled scientist left alone at an arctic research station after an environmental catastrophe has devastated the globe. After a while, he discovers that he is not as alone as he’d thought: a young girl