Josh Bids Farewell to Matt Groening’s Disenchantment
In a curious confluence of events, at around the same time as Matt Groening’s Futurama miraculously returned from the dead for a new season ten years after it was cancelled (click here for my review), Mr. Groening’s fantasy comedy show on Netflix, Disenchantment, took its
Josh Reviews The Holdovers
The Holdovers stars Paul Giamatti as Paul Hunham, a professor at a New England boarding school called Barton Academy, in 1970. Hunham doesn’t seem to have much enthusiasm for teaching, if he ever did; he’s fed up with the pampered, spoiled rich kids he sees in his classr
Josh Reviews MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios
MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios is an entertaining look back at the creation and rise of Marvel Studios. The book is written by Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards. The book is a detailed examination of why has Marvel been so successful, while other studios foundere
“Good News, Everyone!” Josh Reviews The Return of Futurama!
In an incredible turn of events, Futurama has returned from the dead — YET AGAIN!! — this time on Hulu, returning for a wonderful eleventh season consisting of ten all-new episodes. It makes me so happy that the show has once again found a way to continue. The show air
Josh Reviews The Marvels
The Marvels serves as a sequel both to 2019’s Captain Marvel, starring Brie Larson as Carol Danvers, but also to Ms. Marvel (which introduced young Kamala Khan) and WandaVision (which introduced Monica Rambeau, who was the daughter of Carol’s friend Maria Rambeau, played b
Star Trek: Picard: Second Self
Una McCormack’s Star Trek: Picard novel, Second Self, is set between the end of Picard season one and the start of season two. Jean-Luc Picard becomes aware of trouble brewing on the planet Ordeve, so he sends Raffi Musiker and the young Romulan Elnor to help resolve the situa
Josh Reviews Wes Anderson’s Adaptation of The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
It seems to have been released with little fanfare, so you might not know that Wes Anderson has directed a beautiful short (39 minutes) adaptation of Roald Dahl’s story The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar for Netflix! This short film is delightful, a perfect marriage of Wes Ander
Josh Reviews Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life is a joyous salute to the life and work of Albert Brooks, directed by his friend Rob Reiner. Albert Brooks, of course, is a comedy god, and Mr. Reiner is no slouch himself (having directed some of my all-time favorite movies, including When Harry Met
News Around the Net
Let’s start with this first trailer for the new Planet of the Apes film, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes: I’m a huge Planet of the Apes fan, so I’m excited that a new Apes trailer is in the work! Will the general audience be interested in a fourth film in this re
Josh Reviews Loki Season Two
I loved season one of Loki! It was joyously weird and strange, dipping into obscure corners of the Marvel Comics universe (I never thought the Time Variant Authority would be depicted on-screen!), and it provided a well-deserved showcase for Tom Hiddleston’s villain-who-we-lov