News Around the Net!
For a huge sequel coming out in just a few months, we’ve seen surprisingly little promotion for The Matrix Resurrections… but here now at last is a trailer: Color me intrigued! I quite like the first Matrix film (though perhaps I didn’t love it as much as as most o
Josh Bids Farewell to Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Brooklyn Nine-Nine really grew on me. I watched right from the start, and I always thought the series was a great deal of fun. But slowly, the series developed from an enjoyable comedic trifle to a true comedy great. In my mind, Brooklyn Nine-Nine stands tall among the greatest
Josh Reviews Madi, the Graphic Novel Conclusion to Duncan Jones’ Moon Trilogy
Duncan Jones has described his 2018 film Mute as the second part in trilogy of loosely-connected sci-fi films set in the universe of his breakout 2009 film Moon. Mr. Jones has spoken of being unsure that he’d be able to raise the funds to make his third planned film; instead,
Josh Reviews Mute, the Second Film in Duncan Jones’ “Moon Trilogy”
I was blown away by Moon, Duncan Jones’ 2009 directorial debut. It’s a fantastic original sci-fi film, featuring Sam Rockwell in a terrific leading performance. (Well, actually multiple terrific leading performances… watch the movie!) Unfortunately, I havenR
Josh Reviews The Bad Batch Season One
I’m a big fan of the animated Star Wars series The Clone Wars and Rebels. There’s a lot of terrific Star Wars storytelling in those series. It’s a huge section of the Star Wars story that remains under the radar for many Star Wars fans. (Though that’s sta
Josh Reviews Loki Season One!
Loki picks up the thread of the alternate Loki who, in Avengers: Endgame, picks up the Tesseract and escapes after our heroes bungle their “time heist.” This “Variant” Loki quickly finds himself apprehended by the TVA — the Time Variance Authority ̵
News Around the Net (UPDATED)
At long last, here’s the first trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home: Looks like Disney & Marvel opted to skip a traditional teaser and jump right into a full trailer. I can’t believe this movie is only a few months away! Jon Stewart is returning to TV! (Sort of.)
Josh Reviews Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
Who Are You, Charlie Brown? is a lovely short documentary on Apple TV+, exploring the life of Charles Schultz and the development of his classic Peanuts comic strip and its characters. The documentary was produced by Ron Howard & Brian Grazer’s Imagine Documentaries and di
Josh Reviews Justice Society: World War II
In the latest DC animated direct to DVD/blu-ray film, Justice Society: World War II, the Flash winds up zapped from present day back to World War II. There he encounters the Justice Society, a group of superheroes led by Wonder Woman who are fighting alongside the Allies in Europe. I
Star Trek: Death in Winter
After reading the nine-book “A Time To…” series, which was set in the year prior to the events of Star Trek: Nemesis, the (very terrible) final TNG film, I decided to continue on and re-read one of Pocket Books’ first TNG novels set immediately AFTER the even