Josh Reviews The End of Oak Street
It’s 1982, and the Platt family seems like a perfect American family, living nestled in the idyllic suburbs. But this family’s happy-perfect facade masks unhappiness and secrets within, all of which spills out when dinosaurs attack and they find themselves fighting for t
Josh Reviews The Odyssey
The Odyssey is yet another triumph by Christopher Nolan, who is without question one of our greatest masters of cinema. Mr. Nolan makes it look so easy! With the exception of Tenet (which I found to be incomprehensible), I have loved all of his films, and I consider several of the
Josh Reviews Modern Love
Amazon’s series, Modern Love, is based on the New York Times column of the same name. Each episode of this eight-episode anthology series adapts a specific Modern Love column. Each episode tells the story of a romance; though the episodes feature different types of love st
Josh Reviews Interstellar
When it was first announced that Christopher Nolan would be making an original science-fiction film as his next project, featuring a top-shelf cast and utilizing a blockbuster-sized budget, I was quickly atwitter with visions of a masterpiece. After much anticipation, Interstellar h
Josh Reviews The Dark Knight Rises
Although I really enjoyed Batman Begins, I wasn’t quite prepared for just how spectacular the follow-up, The Dark Knight, was going to be. I didn’t expect it, and that film knocked me flat. I’ve revisited The Dark Knight several times in the last few years (I jus
Josh Reviews Love & Other Drugs
When we first meet Jake Gyllenhaal’s character Jamie Randall at the start of Edward Zwick’s new film Love & Other Drugs, we learn immediately that Jamie is a fast-talking salesman who seems to be able to convince anyone to buy anything, and also that he is quite a lad
From the DVD Shelf: Josh Reviews Alice in Wonderland (2010)
I once considered Tim Burton one of my very favorite directors, but recent years have changed that somewhat for me. I still think he’s an extraordinary talent who has given us some incredible films, but since 1999’s Sleepy Hollow, in my opinion Mr. Burton has directed tw