Josh Sees a Rough Cut of Star Trek Phase II: The Holiest Thing
Despite the lack of good “official” Star Trek these days, I think it’s a great time to be a Star Trek fan. I have written often about several incredibly high-quality Star Trek fan productions, including Star Trek Continues and Star Trek Axanar. But the first, and
Josh Reviews A Most Wanted Man
Gunther Bachmann (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is a German spymaster who leads a small counter-terrorism group in Hamburg that seeks to develop intelligence sources within the Muslim community. Gunther has been investigating a wealthy local Muslim man, Dr. Abdullah, on the suspicion that
Josh Reviews Boyhood
The stunt concept behind Richard Linklater’s film Boyhood would make it worthy of note even if the end result wasn’t all that compelling. In an audacious, jaw-droopingly cool years-long undertaking, director Richard Linklater and his cast (including Ethan Hawke, Patricia
Josh Reviews Bad Words
I don’t believe that Jason Bateman’s directorial debut, Bad Words, got much of a theatrical release, and that is a shame because the film is absolutely dynamite, a crackling concoction of a dark, dark comedy. Mr. Bateman stars as Guy Trilby, a forty-year-old man who exploi
Josh Reviews Life Itself
It’s hard to imagine anyone who loves movies not being taken by Life Itself, Steve James (Hoop Dreams)‘s biopic of film critic Roger Ebert. The film opens with a delightful quote from Mr. Ebert, in which he remarks on the power of movies to help one understand a little b