“Rock Me Sexy Jesus!” — Josh Reviews Hamlet 2
Hamlet 2 tells the story of frustrated actor-turned-high school drama teacher Dana Marschz (a nearly-unpronounceable last name, for which I was eager to learn the correct spelling by watching the film’s end credits) played by Steve Coogan (so funny this past summer in Tropic Thu
“What d’you think we are? Gangsters?” — Josh Reviews RocknRolla
Writer/director Guy Ritchie’s films Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch rank among my favorite movies. Both are incredibly clever, unique movies characterized by hysterical rat-a-tat dialogue and complex, interweaving plots filled to the brim with bizarre, violent,
Josh Reviews American Teen
In 2006, documentary film-maker Nanette Burstein and her team followed several teenagers through the course of their Senior Year of High School in Warsaw, Indiana. While a number of students applied to participate, the final film focuses on five kids, who seem to fit into typical Br
“I definitely did not touch your woo-woo!” — Josh Reviews Choke
Victor Mancini (Sam Rockwell) is a sex-addict who works at Colonial Dunsboro, an 18th-century re-enactment village. He’s also a con-man whose routine is to pretend he is choking in a restaurant and then befriend the person who rescues him, ultimately hitting that unsuspecting
“I got mad love for you, shorty. That’s on the real.” — Josh Reviews The Wackness
I saw this terrific movie on DVD last month, during the same week that I saw the lovely new film Adventureland (read my full review here), and although the settings are extremely different, I was struck by the similarities between the two films. Both are “period pieces”
Josh Reviews Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
In March, 1977, filmmaker Roman Polanski (Rosemary’s Baby, Chinatown) was arrested and charged with raping a 13 year-old girl at the home of his friend, Jack Nicholson (who was out of town at the time). Polanski eventually agreed to a plea bargain and pled guilty to one felony
“All of this has happened before…” Josh Reviews Caprica!
It is 58 years “before the fall.” Life on the twelve colonies is peaceful and prosperous — especially on Caprica. And yet, amongst the elite of society, there is decadence and decay. The new direct-to-DVD movie Caprica focuses on the patriarchs of two families
“Que Es Un Fantasma?” Josh Reviews The Devil’s Backbone!
I really enjoyed his two Hellboy films, but it was the beautiful, wonderful Pan’s Labyrinth that made me a fan of Guillermo del Toro for life. Since I think so highly of his recent films, I decided it was high time that I sought out some of his older works. Which lead me to Th
“Amongst Horrors Must I Dwell” — Josh Reviews the Tales of the Black Freighter!
“Delirious, I saw that hell-bound ship’s black sails against the yellow Indies sky, and knew again the stench of powder, and men’s brains, and war.” So begins the Tales of the Black Freighter, the famed “comic within a comic” from Watchmen by Alan M
Animation Update! Josh reviews the final Futurama adventure and DC’s new Wonder Woman film!
Two rather high-profile new direct-to-DVD animation projects have been released recently — but are they worth your time and hard-earned dollars? Well read on, true believers! Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder — And so, once again, we bid farewell to Futurama. Matt G