Martin Wagner, Kevin Smith, Alan Moore, David Lapham, Grant Morrison, J. Michael Straczynski, and a lot of other comic book creators owe me some money!
Back in 1999, Tom Spurgeon wrote a piece in The Comics Journal entitled “Martin Wagner Owes me Fifty Bucks.” The subject of that piece, Martin Wagner, was the writer/illustrator of an acclaimed black-and-white comic book called Hepcats. What had begun as a comedic strip when Mr. W
From the DVD Shelf: Josh Reviews Whatever Works (2009)
I read all the bad reviews when Woody Allen’s latest film was released this past summer. But I was dubious. Larry David starring in a Woody Allen film seemed like a genius idea, to me. How could a combination of those two neurotic, grumpy Jewish comedians not yield somethi
Josh Reviews Fantastic Mr. Fox
Having watched Fantastic Mr. Fox, the phenomenal new stop-motion animated film from director Wes Anderson (Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and The Darjeeling Limited), I am almost forced to reconsider all of his previous (also wonderf
From the DVD Shelf: Josh Reviews Coraline (2009)
I missed Coraline in theatres when it was released back in February of 2009, so I was thrilled to finally have a chance to watch this wonderful film on DVD last month. Adapted from a novel by Neil Gaiman (a legend among comic-book fans for his beautiful series The Sandman), Coraline i
Hello, 2010!
So that’s it for 2009! And so another year — and our second year of Motion Pictures — draws to a close! Thanks so much to everyone who’s made a visit to this site part of your regular routine. Hope you’ve been enjoying what you’ve been seeing!
More Best of the Decade Lists!
Last week I posted my buddy Ethan Kreitzer’s list of his favorite fifty films of the last decade, and my response to his selections. With 2009 drawing to a close, there have been a lot of other fascinating Best of the Decade lists floating around. Here are some good ones: The