Josh Reviews Luther: The Fallen Sun
During the pandemic I caught up with the five seasons of Luther, the BBC series starring Idris Elba as the brilliant, but morally dubious, investigator. I really enjoyed the series, mostly for Idris Elba’s magnificent performance in the lead role, though the series’ brut
Josh Reviews Andor Season One
Spoiler-free review of Andor season one: It’s the best Star Wars project produced since Disney purchased Lucasfilm. (In my mind the only two projects that come close are Rogue One, which Tony Gilroy — the show-runner of Andor — had a strong hand in shaping, and the
Josh Reviews The Batman
In The Batman, writer/director Matt Reeves (Cloverfield, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) brings us a new cinematic version of Batman. In this new version, Bruce Wayne has only been operating as Batman for about two years, but he’s already feeling that he’s getting nowher
Josh’s Favorite Movies of 2018 — Part One!
I hope you enjoyed my list of my Favorite Episodes of TV of 2018! (Click here for part one, click here for part two, and click here for part three.) And now, let’s dive into my list of my Twenty Favorite Movies of 2018! I did a lot better this year about seeing all the [&helli
Josh Reviews Andy Serkis’ Mowgli
I’ve been following the long path of Andy Serkis’ Mowgli to the screen for years, and I am delighted to have finally seen it via its home on Netflix. Mr. Serkis began developing this adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s stories (collected in the book All the Mowgli stories
Josh’s Favorite Movies of 2017 — Part One!
I hope you enjoyed my look back at my Favorite Episodes of TV of 2017! And now, let’s turn to my Favorite Movies of 2017… As always, there were far more great movies released this year than I had time to see. Movies that looked great but that I missed include: Three Bi
Josh Reviews Star Wars: The Last Jedi!
Star Wars: The Last Jedi, written and directed by Rian Johnson, is not at all the film that I expected it to be. It is very different from The Force Awakens, but a satisfying continuation of the story that film began. The film is exciting, suspenseful, and emotional. It is funny
Josh Reviews War For the Planet of the Apes!
It is a major cinematic miracle that the rebooted Planet of the Apes series is as great as it is. It would be oh so easy to get this series completely wrong. (See: Tim Burton’s Ape Lincoln.) I remain staggered that someone ever had the idea to basically use the fourth film
Josh Reviews Star Wars: The Force Awakens!
I don’t remember a time in my life in which I didn’t know about and love Star Wars. I was a little kid when the original films came out, and by the time I really remember it, Star Wars was already a complete thing. Three films: Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and R
Josh Reviews The Avengers: Age of Ultron!
Marvel Studios is on a winning streak the likes of which I have rarely seen. (The only recent comparison I can draw is Pixar’s incredible run from Ratatouille in 2007 through Toy Story 3 in 2010.) Right before seeing The Avengers: Age of Ultron, one of my friends sent me a r