Josh Reviews The Worst Person in the World
The Norwegian film The Worst Person in the World focuses on Julie (Renate Reinsve), a young woman who, when we first meet her, is living in Oslo and going to medical school. As the film unfolds, we follow Julie through several different career paths and romantic relationships, as sh
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I have been an enormous fan of George Carlin’s ever since listening to an audiocassette recording of his 1988 stand-up show “What am I Doing in New Jersey?” at way too young an age. I am hugely excited for this new documentary: I enjoyed seeing the trailer for Avat
Josh’s Episode-by-Episode Analysis of Star Trek: Picard Season Two
Yesterday I posted my overall thoughts on the second season of Star Trek: Picard. Here now is my detailed episode-by-episode analysis. Engage: 01 — “The Star Gazer” This season premiere functions as somewhat of a reboot of the series, and for the most part, I thi
Josh Reviews Star Trek: Picard Season Two
I have watched the entire ten episode second season of Star Trek: Picard. Spoiler alert, folks: it’s a modern Star Trek show, and I thought it was pretty much terrible. Surprise surprise. Sigh. I hate that this is the case. I desperately want to like these shows. I really
Josh Reviews Moon Knight
Oscar Isaac stars in Marvel’s latest excellent Disney+ series, Moon Knight. Mr. Isaac plays Steven Grant, a shy, nebbishy fellow who works in the gift shop of the British Museum in London. Mr. Grant is afflicted by a weird problem in which he seems to lose time and wake up i
Josh Reviews Joy Ride
Joy Ride is a documentary/performance film directed by Bobcat Goldthwait. A perilous car accident doesn’t stop Mr. Goldthwait and his friend, comedian Dana Gould, from continuing their stand-up tour! The film alternates between clips of the two men killing it on-stage during th
Josh Reviews Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
I seem to be in the minority opinion in that I’ve enjoyed all three Fantastic Beasts films so far, and I hope that this planned five-film series (a spin-off from J.K. Rowling’s original Harry Potter stories) is able to reach its intended conclusion (something that seems ex
Josh Reviews Everything Everywhere All at Once
In Everything Everywhere All at Once, Michelle Yeoh stars as Evelyn Wang. Evelyn is a crotchety middle-aged woman who runs a laundromat. She’s frustrated that her business is struggling and in trouble with the IRS, she’s frustrated by her meek husband Waymond, and she&
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We’re only a few days away from the release of my graphic novel José and the Pirate Captain Toledano!! I’m so excited for everyone to finally be able to see this! You can click here to order the book on Amazon! In case you missed my post from yesterday: Arnon Shorr (the
Jewish Stories, Pirate Style!
We’re only a few days away from the release of my graphic novel José and the Pirate Captain Toledano!! I’m so excited for everyone to finally be able to see this! You can click here to order the book on Amazon! And this is very cool: Arnon Shorr (the book’s author