Revisiting Barry Levinson’s Diner
Diner, written and directed by Barry Levinson (who would go on to direct films such as The Natural, Good Morning Vietnam, Rain Man, Wag the Dog, and many more) is a semi-autobiographical story set in Baltimore in the closing days of 1959. We follow a group of friends who are tentat
Josh Reviews Disenchantment Season Four
I’m a little bummed that Matt Groening’s Netflix animated series Disenchantment seems to continue to be flying very far under our cultural radar. Overseen by Mr. Groening and Josh Weinstein (a writer of many wonderful episodes of The Simpsons and Futurama), Disenchantment
Exploring Ridley Scott’s Legend
I’m a huge Ridley Scott fan. Several of his movies are among my favorite movies of all time (Alien, Blade Runner) and he has a long list of other movies that I love a LOT (The Martian, Gladiator, the extended version of Kingdom of Heaven, etc.). And yet, in Mr. Scott’s
Josh Reviews Modern Love Season Two
I enjoyed the first season of Modern Love, the Amazon Prime anthology series based on the New York Times column of the same name. As was the case in the first season, each episode of this eight-episode second season adapts a specific Modern Love column. Each episode tells the s
Josh Reviews Green Lantern: Beware My Power
The new DC animated movie, Green Lantern: Beware My Power, introduces John Stewart to the new DC animated continuity. As the film opens, we meet American military veteran John Stewart, who gets in trouble with the cops for violently confronting some ne’er-do-wells who are thre
News Around the Net!
I am so excited that Rian Johnson has made a sequel to Knives Out! Here’s a trailer: That looks like a lot of fun; I can’t wait. This is a beautiful trailer for Steven Spielberg’s upcoming semi-autobiographical film The Fabelmans: I am always going to be interested
Josh Reviews Ms. Marvel
Ms. Marvel, the latest Marvel Disney+ TV show, brings the story of Kamala Khan to the MCU! Created by Sana Amanat and Stephen Wacker, writer G. Willow Wilson, and artists Adrian Alphona and Jamie McKelvie in 2013, Kamala is one of the more recent Marvel characters (joining America C
Josh Reviews Jurassic World: Dominion
Jurassic World: Dominion picks up the story four years after the end of the previous film, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Dinosaurs have spread across the world, mixing with our civilization — and other animal species — with often violent results. A genetics company,
Josh Reviews Prey
Did I… did I just actually watch a great Predator sequel?? I almost can’t believe it! Predator is one of several sci-fi franchises for which I have a lot of affection, but which has been floundering for decades with one less-than-successful sequel after another. (IR
Josh Reviews Better Call Saul Season Six (Part Two)!
It’s incredibly hard to end a long-running TV show well. The list of truly great final seasons, and season finales, is very short. (About a decade ago, I made a list of some of my favorite series finales. It’s probably time to update that!) Many shows I’ve lo