Josh Reviews Only Murders in the Building
In Only Murders in the Building, Steven Martin plays Charles Haden Savage, who years ago starred in a popular TV crime show called Brazzos as the titular detective. Martin Short plays Oliver Putnam, who used to be a successful Broadway producer before several outlandish flops sunk
Josh Reviews Late Night
In Late Night, written by Mindy Kaling and directed by Nisha Ganatra, Ms. Kaling stars as Molly Patel, a young woman hired as the only woman on the all-white-male writing staff of a late-night talk. That talk show is run by multi-decade late-night veteran Katherine Newbury, played
Josh Reviews Bridge of Spies
Bridge of Spies, the new film from Steven Spielberg, spans events in the Cold War from 1957-1962. The film opens with the arrest of Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance), a Soviet spy living in Brooklyn, NY. Jim Donovan (Tom Hanks), a lawyer who primarily deals with insurance, agrees to serv
Josh Reviews Birdman
Let me cut right to the chase: this film is phenomenal! In Birdman, Michael Keaton plays Riggan Thomson. Riggan was once a world-famous Hollywood super-star who played the super-hero Birdman in three wildly successful films. But he made waves by refusing to return to the role for
Josh Reviews Larry David’s Clear History
I don’t know why I didn’t watch Larry David’s HBO film Clear History the second it first aired on HBO. Maybe the generic ads, or the even more generic title, neither of which gave me any idea of what the film was actually about? But I knew I couldn’t resist
Josh Bids Farewell to The Office
As a big-time fan of the British version of The Office, masterminded by Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant, I was, like many, extremely dubious at the prospect of an American interpretation of the show. The Office was so magnificent, so brilliant and so unique, how could an Americ
From The DVD Shelf: Gone Baby Gone (2007)
I immediately fell in love with Gone Baby Gone, Ben Affleck’s directorial debut, the first time I saw it in theatres in 2007. I’ve seen it several times since, and after watching it again a few months ago, I was surprised to realize I’d never written about the film
Farewell, Michael Scott
For seasons 2-4, I thought the American version of The Office was one of the funniest shows on television — hitting near genius-level comedy with extreme regularity week-to-week. Things started to slide a bit during season 5, and I thought the last several years have been pre
“A Man’s Gotta Have a Code…”
So my wife Steph and I were watching Gone Baby Gone last week, and I must confess that we both let out a bit of a squeal at a certain moment during the flick. No, it wasn’t during the nail-biting quarry shoot-out in the middle of the film. No, it wasn’t during scene