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 The Old Guard
Netflix’s new film The Old Guard is an adaptation of the terrific comic book series of the same name by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández. Charlize Theron stars as Andy (short for Andromache), a warrior who is thousands of years old. She and a small group of fellow immortal
Josh Reviews Tully
Tully marks the third collaboration between director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody. Their first film together, Juno, got a lot of (well-deserved) acclaim, but I liked their second film — Young Adult, starring Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt — even more! It’s b
The Top Twenty Movies of 2015 — Part Four!
And so we arrive, at last, at my five favorite movies of 2015. Click here for part one of my list, numbers twenty through sixteen. Click here for part two of my list, numbers fifteen through eleven. Click here for part three of my list, numbers ten through six. And now, my five
Holy Shit! Mad Max: Fury Road!!
Based on the awesome trailers and the strong early reviews, I had high hopes for Mad Max: Fury Road, but holy cow, I was not expecting the masterpiece I have just beheld. Fury Road is a triumph, a guts-gripping thrill-ride filled to overflowing with extraordinary visual inventivenes
Catching Up! Josh Reviews Whiplash, The One I Love, and A Million Ways to Die in the West
I’m catching up with reviews of movies I’ve seen over the past several months! Onward: Whiplash (2014) — Every bit as compelling as I’d heard. Miles Teller first came to my attention in the excellent film The Spectacular Now (click here for my review), whic
Josh Reviews Prometheus
Sigh. I guess I’m just never going to see another good Alien movie, am I? Who’d have thought it would be so hard? Ridley Scott’s 1979 original seemed ripe for further exploration, not one of those movies that would be impossible to ever sequelize. And let’s n
The Top 15 Movies of 2011 — Part Three!
Click here for part one of my Top 15 Movies of 2011 list, numbers fifteen through eleven, and here for part two, featuring numbers ten through six. Buckle up, now, as it’s time for the home stretch, the best of the best (at least in my humble opinion) of 2011! 5. Young Adult &
Josh Reviews Young Adult
In a season of generally serious movie-fare, Young Adult is a blazingly funny film that still carries some serious dramatic heft. It’s an absolute knockout of a film from screenwriter Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman (who previously collaborated on the great 2007 film Ju