Josh Reviews Stranger Things Season Four (Part 1)
After a pandemic-extended hiatus of almost three years, Stranger Things has returned for a fourth season. (Or, most of it: Netflix dropped the first seven episodes; the final two are being held until July.) This new season picks up about half a year after the events of season thre
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I’m excited to see this first trailer for the long-in-the-works next Mission: Impossible film: That looks great. It’s fun to see Henry Czerny back as Kittridge! I was dubious of the idea of a Cassian Andor solo show — didn’t we see a fully satisfying and comple
Josh Reviews The Super Bob Einstein Movie
The Super Bob Einstein Movie, directed by Danny Gold, is a joyous documentary saluting the great Bob Einstein, who passed away in 2019. Bob Einstein was a tremendously talented comedic performer with such a distinct voice and physicality, and this loving look back at his life and
Josh Bids Farewell to Better Things
I first discovered Pamela Adlon on Louie, though she’s had a long career as an actor and voice-actor. I followed her from Louie on to Better Things, her loosely autobiographical comedic/dramatic show. I deeply loved Better Things right from the start. I am so sad that it&
Josh Reviews The Cotton Club: Encore
After watching The Outsiders and Rumble Fish, two 1980’s films directed by Francis Ford Coppola that I’d never before seen, I decided to move on to The Cotton Club, Mr. Coppola’s 1984 film set in and around the real-life Harlem nightclub, where African-Americans per
Josh Reviews Russian Doll Season Two
I loved the first season of Russian Doll. I thought it was a wonderful concoction: a thrillingly head-spinning show that combined fun sci-fi concepts with moving character drama. And it was very funny! Natasha Lyonne was spectacular in the lead role; it felt like the part she wa
Josh Reviews Lucy and Desi
There must be something in the zeitgeist! I loved Aaron Sorkin’s film Being the Ricardos, which spotlighted the immensely talented Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, as well as their sometimes tempestuous romance. And now, hot on the heels of that film, comes Amy Poehler’s w
Josh Reviews Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile is the sequel to the 2017 film Murder on the Orient Express. It’s an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1937 novel. Kenneth Branagh returns to direct as well as star as the master detective Hercule Poirot. The year is 1937, and Poirot sees a happy, recen
Josh Reviews Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
When Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness opens, we meet a Stephen Strange who is somewhat unmoored. He was dusted by Thanos for five years, and in that time, the world has moved on. Wong is now the Sorcerer Supreme, and Christine Palmer is getting married. But Strange f
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