Josh Reviews Sly
Sly, directed by Thom Zimny, is an engaging, fascinating look back at the life and career of Sylvester Stallone. The film is structured around a series of interviews with Mr. Stallone, in and around his expansive home as it’s getting packed up for a move. I loved the way the fil
Josh Reviews Orion and the Dark
Orion and the Dark is a terrific new animated film, created by Dreamworks Animation and released on Netflix. It’s written by acclaimed screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind), and as su
Josh Reviews How To with John Wilson Season Three
I was thrilled that the delightfully weird How To with John Wilson returned for a third season of six new episodes, though it was also bittersweet, because it was announced that the show would be ending after this season. While the show might not feel like it has quite that same blast
Josh Reviews Somewhere in Queens
Somewhere in Queens is the directorial debut of Ray Romano. Mr. Romano co-wrote the screenplay with Mark Stegemann, and he stars in the film as Leo Russo. Leo is a classic Ray Romano character, a good-hearted but somewhat bumbling schlub, who works for his father’s construct
Josh Reviews What If…? Season Two
I loved reading Marvel’s What If comics as a kid, and I thought it was a super-cool idea that Marvel was creating an animated MCU What If…? show. I thought the first season was solid and very enjoyable to watch, though it didn’t blow me away as much as I’d ho
Josh Reviews A Haunting in Venice
A Haunting in Venice is the third Hercule Poirot film, directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also plays the title role, following 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express and 2022’s Death on the Nile. The film is adapted from the Agatha Christie novel Hallowe’en Party. In
Josh Reviews Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is a TV show spin-off of Legacy’s interconnected “Monsterverse” movies. The show tells two parallel stories: in the 1950s, we follow scientists Bill Randa and Keiko Miura, along with Colonel Leland Shaw, as they investigate monsters across the globe,
Josh Reviews the Animated Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part One
Crisis on Infinite Earths remains one of the most seminal stories in DC Comics’ history. Crisis was a twelve-issue mini-series, written by Marv Wolfman and illustrated by George Perez, that was released in 1985-1986. Crisis was an enormous crossover, featuring pretty much ev
Josh Reviews Reacher Season Two
I enjoyed the first season of Reacher, and I found myself eagerly looking forward to the show’s return. The second season adapted the eleventh Reacher novel by Lee Child, Bad Luck and Trouble. In that story, Reacher gets an S.O.S. from Frances Neagley, a member of his old Ar
Josh Reviews Echo
I was a fan of the character of Echo immediately after reading her first appearance in Daredevil #9 back in 1999. (She was created by David Mack and Joe Quesada.) I was thrilled when she appeared in Hawkeye (a spectacular and underrated show for which I desperately want to see a s