Catching Up on 2010: Josh Reviews Animal Kingdom
I noticed the small Australian crime drama, Animal Kingdom, on many critics’ 2010 Top 10 Lists, so I decided to track the film down myself to take a look. Whoa. I was not at all prepared for the level of terrible spirit-crushing oppression contained in this joyless look at a f
Catching Up on 2010: Josh Reviews The Killer Inside Me
In The Killer Inside Me, Michael Winterbottom’s adaptation of the novel by Jim Thompson, Casey Affleck stars as Texas sheriff’s deputy Lou Ford. At first, he seems like the good-natured heroic main character of the film. “Around here, if you’re not a man an
Catching Up on 2010: Josh Reviews The Ghost Writer
While I try not to let a filmmaker’s personal life interfere with my enjoyment of their work, I must admit that I didn’t exactly feel a burning desire to rush out and see the latest Roman Polanski film, 2010’s The Ghost Writer. However, while Mr. Polanski’s som
From the Marvel Comics Archives!
Over the past few years, Marvel has been reprinting many famous and well-thought-of story-lines from years past in a series of gorgeous Premiere Edition hardcovers. Many of the story-lines being reprinted are ones I’ve already read or own, and there are some that just don̵
Catching Up on 2010: Josh Reviews Greenberg
I was really captivated by The Squid and the Whale when I first saw it, and I think that first viewing made me interested for life in whatever future projects writer/director Noah Baumbach would undertake. I was bummed to have missed Greenberg when it was released to theatres last