Josh Reviews The Tender Bar
The Tender Bar is an adaptation of novelist & journalist J. R. Moehringer’s 2005 memoir. The film chronicles the coming of age of young JR, growing up on Long Island in the seventies. When his parents split up, JR and his mom move back in with his mom’s parents on
Josh Reviews The Midnight Sky
The Midnight Sky stars George Clooney (who also directed the film) as a grizzled scientist left alone at an arctic research station after an environmental catastrophe has devastated the globe. After a while, he discovers that he is not as alone as he’d thought: a young girl
Josh Reviews Hail, Caesar!
The Coen Brothers have made some dark, violent films, and they have made some light, funny films, and they have made some films that seem to fall somewhere in between. Their latest, Hail, Caesar!, is for most of it’s run-time one of the Coen Brothers’ lighter, more farci
Josh Reviews The Descendants
Last week I saw The Muppets and then The Descendants, in what has to be one of the weirdest double-features ever. I was really excited about The Muppets, and while I enjoyed that film (read my review here) I was surprised to end the evening having far preferred The Descendants! The
Josh Reviews The Ides of March
It’s been a while since I’ve seen a good, angry political thriller, so I quite enjoyed George Clooney’s latest directorial feature, The Ides of March. Perhaps thriller is the wrong word, since that word conjures thoughts of films featuring mysteries or action/suspens
Burn After Reading
There are a few writer/directors whose new films, which we seem to get on a pleasingly regular basis, are always a must-see for me. I’m thinking about talents like Woody Allen, David Mamet, and the Coen Brothers. With artists like that, I know that a new film will always be