Josh Reviews Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein
Guillermo del Toro is one of my favorite filmmakers. Hellboy in 2004 made me a fan for life, and it’s been great fun following Mr. del Toro’s career ever since. I don’t think any other living filmmaker loves monsters quite the way Mr. del Toro does, and he has cr
Josh’s Favorite Movies of 2025 — Part Four!
We’ve reached the conclusion of my list of my favorite movies of 2025! Click here for part one, click here for part two, and click here for part three! And now, here are my FIVE favorite movies of 2025: 5. Frankenstein — Guillermo del Toro’s new adaptation of Mary
Josh Reviews Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
This new version of Pinocchio was directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson, and written by Mr. del Toro and Patrick McHale. The story has been brought to life through beautiful stop-motion animation. I am a huge fan of Guillermo del Toro. Pan’s Labyrinth, The Devil&
News Around the Net
So… Back to the Future: The Musical is coming to Broadway in June 2023…? Great Scott! It seems like a ludicrous notion, but I must admit this trailer is sort of endearing. The actor playing Marty sounds exactly like Michael J. Fox when we hear him say “a time mac
Josh Reviews Nightmare Alley
As Guillermo del Toro’s film Nightmare Alley opens, we see images of a man apparently hiding a corpse underneath the floorboards and then burning down the isolated house as he walks away. It’s 1939, and that man, Stan (played by Bradley Cooper) winds up finding work in a
Josh’s Favorite Movies of 2017 — Part Three!
Click here for part one of my list of my favorite movies of 2017, and click here for part two! And now, onwards into my TOP TEN: 10. It — 2017 brought two Stephen King adaptations that I was super-excited about. Sadly, The Dark Tower was a dud, but It was even better than I
Josh Reviews The Shape of Water
Guillermo del Toro’s latest masterpiece, The Shape of Water, is set in the early sixties. Sally Hawkins plays Elisa, a mute woman who works as a janitor at a government installation. Her routine, lonely life is shaken when she discovers that the scientists and military offic
The Top Twenty Movies of 2015 — Part Two!
Yesterday I began my list of the Top Twenty Movies of 2015, listing numbers twenty through sixteen. Now, on with my list! 15. Trainwreck — A perfect vehicle for Amy Schumer (who wrote the film, in addition to starring in it) and a wonderful combination of her very specific com
Josh Reviews Crimson Peak
A new film by Guillermo del Toro is always a source of great excitement for me. Add to that the idea of Mr. del Toro, a master of horror and fantasy, involved in a haunted house movie? Delicious. Crimson Peak has not been successful at the box office, which is a shame because it
The Top 15 Movies of 2013 — Part One!
Hello, everyone! I have been working very hard over the past several weeks to prepare all of my annual Best of 2013 lists! First up: my list of the Top 15 Movies of 2013! I saw a lot of movies in 2013, and in particular, over the past month-or-so I have been scrambling to see [&he