The Many Origins of Superman!
It’s incredible that, eighty years after his creation by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, Superman remains such a popular character, one who is known and loved worldwide. Even if you’ve never read a single comic book in your entire life, I bet you know who Su
Josh Reviews The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
I’ve been a huge fan of Garry Shandling for as long as I can remember. Mr. Shandling was a genius-level stand-up comedian, and he masterminded two of the greatest television shows ever made: It’s Garry Shandling’s Show and The Larry Sanders Show. It was Larry San
Josh Reviews Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
In the latest direct-to-DVD/blu-ray DC Animated movie, Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay, we’re presented with the latest incarnation of the Suicide Squad. Amanda Waller dispatches her Task Force X (the “Suicide Squad”) to obtain for her a mystical “Get out of Hell
News Around the Net!
Let’s begin today with an Arrested Development style two-minute summary of the original Star Wars THAT I CANNOT STOP WATCHING: That is genius! (My favorite part? Has to be the callback to the Arrested Development Pete Rose joke!!) Remember back when Netflix wasn’t re
Josh Reviews Ready Player One
Steven Spielberg’s latest film, Ready Player One, is an adaptation of Ernest Cline’s popular novel of the same name. (Full disclosure: I have not read the novel, and so I will be judging Ready Player One fully on its strengths and weaknesses as a movie.) The story is s
Josh Reviews Isle of Dogs
I adored Fantastic Mr. Fox, Wes Anderson’s first foray into stop-motion animation from back in 2010, and so for quite some time I have been anticipating the release of his follow-up, Isle of Dogs, which Mr. Anderson wrote and directed. The film is set in Japan in the near futu
POW!!! Jewish Comic Art and Influence Exhibition
I’m proud to have been included in the recent exhibition “POW!!! Jewish Comic Art and Influence”! Please click here for more information on the exhibition, as well as links to press reports on the show. The exhibition was conceived by Joel Silverstein, who curated th
Catching Up on 2017: Josh Reviews The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season One
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is the latest show created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, and produced by Ms. Sherman-Palladino and her husband Daniel Palladino, the duo behind Gilmore Girls. Set in New York City in 1958, the show tells the story of Midge Maisel, who discovers that she has an
Josh Reviews Avengers: Infinity War!
Once again, the wizards at Marvel Studios have pulled off the near-impossible: seamlessly weaving together characters and story-threads from the previous EIGHTEEN Marvel Studios movies into an epic, compelling super-hero extravaganza that is fun, funny and heartbreaking in equal measu
Catching Up on 2017: Josh Reviews The Deuce Season One
The Deuce is the latest television masterpiece from David Simon (The Wire, Treme, Show Me a Hero) and George Pelicanos (novelist and a key writer on both The Wire and Treme), set primarily around Times Square in the seventies, chronicling the legalization and growth of the porn indust