News Around the Net!
So, WOW — Warner Brothers announced last week that their ENTIRE 2021 slate of films will be released to theaters and, simultaneously, to HBO-Max! Click here for more details. I am floored. As a film fan, I love this. I want to see these movies, and I love that fans will
Late to the Party: Josh Reviews The Leftovers Season One
The Leftovers ran for three seasons on HBO, between 2014-2017. The series was created by Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta, based on Mr. Perotta’s novel. It takes place three years after 2% of the population “departed” — vanished into thin air in circumstance
Zoom Horror Short Film: Full Disclosure
My friend, filmmaker Michael Strode, has made a short horror film shot over Zoom about a virtual drinks call that goes… poorly. It’s called Full Disclosure, and it’s a super-fun slice of scary/silly awesomeness. You can watch it right now: Enjoy! Have a great wee
Josh Reviews the Interactive Animated Film Batman: Death in the Family
Batman: Death in the Family is the new animated film from DC/Warner Brothers. For the first time for DC Animation, the film is presented as an interactive experience, with the viewer having several opportunities to choose the fate of the characters, using one’s remote control
Josh Reviews Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary is exactly what it sounds like — a feature-length look back at the making of 1999’s Galaxy Quest! It makes me so happy that Galaxy Quest is now getting this type of love. I love Galaxy Quest, and this documentary was a delig
Josh Reviews Todd McFarlane: Like Hell I Won’t
The documentary Todd McFarlane: Like Hell I Won’t shines a spotlight on the incredible career of superstar comic book artist Todd McFarlane. Todd McFarlane shot to super-stardom in the late eighties when he took over as the artist of Marvel’s The Amazing Spider-Man comic
Josh Reviews Parker (2013)
I’ve had a fun time watching the many films based on Donald E. Westlake (written under the pseudonym Richard Stark)’s Parker Character. I really enjoyed 1967’s Point Blank (click here for my review) and 1968’s The Split (click here for my review). I thought 1973’s T
News Around the Net
Wow — Wonder Woman 1984 will be released on HBO Max on Christmas Day! AND the film will also be showing in theaters. This is a very interesting strategy. I’m sure that most struggling theatre chains are happy to have this film showing theatrically — and I am ov
How to Watch Star Wars: The Clone Wars!
In the tradition of my previous blog posts How to Start Watching (and Fall in Love with) Star Trek and How to Watch Battlestar Galactica, I am proud to present my guide to How to Watch Star Wars: The Clone Wars! Is there a better time to dig into this Star Wars animated series than [&
Josh Reviews Memory: The Origins of Alien
Memory: The Origin of Alien is a feature-length film chronicling the making of Ridley Scott’s seminal 1979 film Alien, as well as a deep-dive exploration into its origins and its themes. The film was directed by Alexandre O. Philippe, and features extensive interviews with ma