Josh Reviews Judas and the Black Messiah
Judas and the Black Messiah tells the story of the murder of Fred Hampton, the charismatic chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther party in 1969. J. Edgar Hoover and others in the FBI feared Chairman Hampton and saw him as a radical who needed to be eliminated; as such
Josh Reviews The Deuce: Season Three
You didn’t watch The Deuce? Even though it was the latest show masterminded by David Simon, who created The Wire? Look, I get it. A TV show about the porn business in New York City in the seventies and eighties was a tough sell for many people. I wasn’t even sure,
Josh Reviews The Deuce: Season Two
Because (or perhaps despite) The Wire ruining television for me forever (because nothing will ever be as good), I am a forever fan of writer and showrunner David Simon, and I will follow him to whatever projects he undertakes. I have never once regretted it. The Deuce, which Mr. S
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
Josh Reviews Show Me A Hero
Is there a greater master of television working today than David Simon? Had he never done anything else of consequence after the triumph that was The Wire (and seriously, if anyone reading these words has never watched that show, you really need to drop everything and remedy that im