Josh Reviews Doctor Sleep
Published in 2013, Stephen King’s novel Doctor Sleep is his long-awaited sequel to The Shining (which was originally published in 1977). The book depicts what happened to young Danny Torrance after escaping, with his mother, the horrific events at the Overlook Hotel. After recen
Josh Reviews the Animated Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines is the latest direct-to-DVD/blu-ray DC animated film. Set in the “New 52”-style continuity begun with 2014’s Justice League: War, this film is a welcome focus on Wonder Woman. We begin with a retelling of her origin, and her departure fro
Checking into the Overlook Hotel: Josh Looks Back at The Shining
The recent release of the film adaptation of Doctor Sleep (which I thought was great!! My full review is coming soon!!). the sequel to The Shining, made me feel like it was time to look back at The Shining. And so I started with Stephen King’s novel, which I’d neve
Josh Reviews Jessica Jones Season Three
Back in 2015, the Marvel Netflix shows launched with such promise. Daredevil came first, and I thought that first season was extraordinary: dark and complex and adult. Then came the first season of Jessica Jones, and it was as good if not better. I loved this character from the
Josh Reviews The King of Comedy
Recently, as part of my preparation for the new Joker film, I re-watched Martin Scorsese’s 1983 film The King of Comedy. In the film, Robert De Niro stars as Rupert Pupkin, a wannabee comedian who becomes obsessed with the famous late-night talk-show host Jerry Langford (Jerry
Josh Reviews Season Five of Black Mirror
I think the first six episodes of Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker’s haunting anthology series that explores the many (mostly negative) ways in which technology has and will continue to affect our lives, are a triumph of television. I love all six of those original UK-produced ep
News Around the Net
Well, obviously the biggest new trailer to drop recently is this look at The Rise of Skywalker: That trailer is crazy huge. There is a lot of extraordinary imagery in there. Will the movie be any good? Who knows! A great trailer for a Star Wars film doesn’t necessarily m
Josh Reviews Amazon’s Adaptation of Good Omens
This past summer, Amazon released a six-episode adaptation of Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, the wonderful novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. I love the novel. It’s a deliriously funny, clever romp that reminds me very much of t
Josh Reviews Terminator: Dark Fate
The latest Terminator film ignores the events of Terminator 3, Terminator: Salvation, and Terminator: Genisys, treating only the first two films, the ones written and directed by James Cameron, as canon. Terminator: Dark Fate picks up in 2019, decades after Sarah Connor stopped Judg