Josh Reviews Batman: The Long Halloween Parts One & Two!
The latest direct-to-DVD/blu-ray DC animated film is a two-part adaptation of Batman: The Long Halloween. This comic book story was originally published as a 13-issue mini-series back in 1996-1997, written by Jeph Loeb and illustrated by Tim Sale. The story is set soon after the ev
Josh Reviews Hacks
In Hacks, Jean Smart stars as famous comedian Deborah Vance. Ms. Vance was a groundbreaking female comedian and has settled into a luxurious life doing her regular act at a Las Vegas casino. But after years of being king of the Vegas hill, she’s in danger of losing her spot
News Around the Net — UPDATED with Book of Boba Fett Trailer!
Lots to discuss! Let’s dig in! This is a great trailer — at last! — for The Book of Boba Fett: I am excited to see this expansion of the Star Wars TV universe! I hope this is awesome. I am excited by the idea that Boba Fett will finally get the cool, bad-ass st
Josh Reviews Star Trek: Lower Decks Season Two
The animated Star Trek comedy series Lower Decks focuses on the lower-ranked crew members aboard the small, not very well thought-of Starfleet vessel the U.S.S. Cerritos. I enjoyed the first season of Lower Decks, but I absolutely LOVED this second season! All the pieces fit into
Josh Reviews Mare of Easttown
Soon after watching The Queen’s Gambit, I moved on to enjoy another magnificent seven-hour TV miniseries: Mare of Easttown. I think I liked this even more than The Queen’s Gambit! The series was written by Brad Ingelsby (who has written the screenplays for a number of
Josh Reviews Nobody Does it Better: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of James Bond
I am a huge fan of the oral histories by Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross. My favorite is their phenomenal, voluminous two-part look back at the entire history of the Star Trek franchise: The Fifty-Year Mission. I’ve also devoured and enjoyed their oral history of Battlestar
Josh Reviews Dune
Frank Herbert’s Dune is one of my very favorite novels. I adore it and have read it many times. (Each time I read it, I feel like I inch closer to full comprehension.) I have a soft spot in my heart for David Lynch’s 1984 adaptation of Dune; it’s a terrible mov
Late to the Party: Josh Reviews The Queen’s Gambit
The Queen’s Gambit was released on Netflix almost exactly a year ago (in October, 2020), and right away it seemed like everyone was raving about it. I was intrigued and definitely interested in watching it, but I was so busy that I had trouble finding the time, and one thing
The Star Trek Literary Universe Appears to Draw to a Close with Star Trek Coda Book One: Moments Asunder
Back in 2001, I read the novel Star Trek: Avatar, by S.D. Perry, which picked up the story of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine following the events of the series finale. I loved the book, and I was delighted to see a continuation and exploration of the DS9 story and characters beyond the
Josh Reviews What If…? Season One!
What If…? is the latest Marvel TV series on Disney+, and the first animated one. The show is an anthology, with each half-hour episode exploring an alternate timeline in which events from the MCU movies unfolded in a different way. As with all of the other recent Disney+ Mar