Josh Reviews The Third and Final Season of The Leftovers
After several years during which several of my friends repeatedly beseeched me to watch The Leftovers, I finally gave it a chance. I’m so glad I did. The show is a masterpiece. It’s a deep character study; a riveting meditation on grief and loss; and a thrillingly am
Part Two of Josh’s Review of The Mandalorian Season Two
Click here for the first half of my review of The Mandalorian, season two! And now, onwards: Chapter Thirteen: “The Jedi” — As I wrote in part one of my review, getting to see Ahsoka Tano brought to life in live-action was extraordinary. I never thought this wou
Josh Reviews The Mandalorian Season Two
There was certainly a lot of expectation and anticipation before the release of the first season of The Mandalorian last year. It was the first Star Wars live-action TV show! What would it be like? And yet, in many ways, I think that first season was a huge surprise to many peop
Josh Reviews Wonder Woman 1984
Wonder Woman 1984 picks up the story of Diana/Wonder Woman many decades after her first film (which was set in 1918). Diana is living a solitary, lonely life, helping people when she can while keeping her existence as a superhuman among mortals a secret. Joy returns to her world w
Star Trek: A Time to Love and A Time to Hate
I’ve gone back to read, for the first time, the nine-book “A Time To…” saga of Star Trek novels published in 2004, designed to bridge the gap between Star Trek: Insurrection and Star Trek: Nemesis, the last of the TNG movies. (Click here for my review of books 1 and 2: A
News Around the Net
Let’s start with a few minutes of pure joy — a look at Peter Jackson’s in-the-works Beatles documentary, The Beatles: Get Back: More joy? Sit back and take a gander at these two featurettes filled with incredible behind-the-scenes footage and deleted/alternate mome
Josh Reviews The Movies That Made Us
The Movies That Made Us is a Netflix documentary series, in which each episode explores the behind-the-scenes work that went into the creation of iconic, beloved movies. The first season of four episodes spotlighted Dirty Dancing, Home Alone, Ghostbusters, and Die Hard. The recent
Josh Reviews The Leftovers Season Two
I thoroughly enjoyed season one of The Leftovers. I thought season two was even better. I know I’m several years late to the party here, but at this point I am all-in on this show! I’d been warned that the first season of The Leftovers might be tough to get through, be
Josh Reviews Avenue 5 Season One
Avenue 5 is a sci-fi comedy series created by Veep creator Armando Iannucci. Set sometime in the future, the show depicts the fallout from an accident aboard the Avenue 5, a space-ship cruise-ship, that turns their five-week cruise into a years-long journey. I loved Veep and I lov
Star Wars, Marvel, and Alien, Oh My!
Disney unleashed an avalanche of exciting news, today! Holy guacamole!! Let’s dig in, starting with all of the Star Wars news. There’s a LOT of huge news, but what am I most excited about…? It’s this: Ahsoka Tano is getting her own show!! Rosario Dawson