Josh Reviews Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later!
I like David Wain’s 2001 film Wet Hot American Summer, but I absolutely adored the 2015 Netflix miniseries First Day of Camp. The success of that endeavor clearly inspired creators David Wain and Michael Showalter to come back for another go. The new miniseries, Ten Years La
Josh Reviews Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
David Wain and Michael Showalter’s cult classic film Wet Hot American Summer is not a film for which I ever expected to see a sequel made. The film did not succeed upon its theatrical release back in 2001. But then a strange thing happened, which sometimes occurs with films wh
Josh Reviews The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I
I’ve never read any of the Hunger Games novels, but of course I knew of the phenomenon and so I was curious to see that first Hunger Games film. I found it entertaining but rather mediocre. But I was stunned how much I enjoyed the second film, Catching Fire. I thought that
Josh Reviews The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire improves on the first film in almost every way. I have never read the books, so I am not evaluating these films based on any comparisons to the original novel. I thought the first film, released two years ago, was perfectly adequate, a fine adventur
Josh Bids Farewell to 30 Rock
I know I’m a little late on this one, but things have been busy, so I’ve finally caught up with the final episodes of 30 Rock. It’s hard to believe we’ve arrived at the end of the seventh season of this funny little show that I never expected to run more than o
Josh Reviews The Hunger Games
I came into the film adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ hit novel The Hunger Games without having read any of the novels. So my comments on the film will not contain any reflections on the film’s successes or failures as an adaptation of the source material. My review will
Catching Up on 2011: Our Idiot Brother
In the film Our Idiot Brother, Paul Rudd plays the titular idiot, Ned Rochlin. Ned is an extremely sweet, well-meaning goofball, but he has an uncanny knack for wreaking unintentional havoc on the lives of everyone he encounters — along with his own! When we first meet him,
Spielberg in the Aughts: Catch Me If You Can (2002)
When I began this project of rewatching the last decade-and-a-half’s worth of films directed by Steven Spielberg, I was hoping that I’d discover (or rediscover) some great films that I had perhaps dismissed too easily when I originally saw them in theatres. I wondered i
Kevin Smith and Seth Rogen Make a Pretty Great Movie
In the new comedy Zack and Miri Make a Porno, we witness the interesting collision of two comedy worlds. Kevin Smith has been making raunchy comedies since his black-and-white, made-for-no-money-whatsoever debut film Clerks. Although his subsequent films (Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogm
Dubya and his Daddy
Despite some terrific trailers that had me excited, most of the reviews I’ve read of Oliver Stone’s W. were decidedly mediocre. Nevertheless, I was very curious, so I decided that I needed to see the film for myself. And I’m glad I did — I found the movie