Josh Reviews Mute, the Second Film in Duncan Jones’ “Moon Trilogy”
I was blown away by Moon, Duncan Jones’ 2009 directorial debut. It’s a fantastic original sci-fi film, featuring Sam Rockwell in a terrific leading performance. (Well, actually multiple terrific leading performances… watch the movie!) Unfortunately, I havenR
Josh Reviews The Third and Final Season of The Leftovers
After several years during which several of my friends repeatedly beseeched me to watch The Leftovers, I finally gave it a chance. I’m so glad I did. The show is a masterpiece. It’s a deep character study; a riveting meditation on grief and loss; and a thrillingly am
Josh Reviews The Leftovers Season Two
I thoroughly enjoyed season one of The Leftovers. I thought season two was even better. I know I’m several years late to the party here, but at this point I am all-in on this show! I’d been warned that the first season of The Leftovers might be tough to get through, be
Josh Reviews The Girl on the Train
Adapted from the Paula Hawkins novel of the same name, The Girl on the Train tells the story of Rachel Watson (Emily Blunt), a divorced alcoholic. Every day Rachel rides the train to and from New York City, and she has become obsessed with the couple living in a house that she sees
Josh Reviews Iron Man 3!
Iron Man was a magical film, a movie that caught a very specific, crazy sort of lightning in a bottle. I remember seeing it in a theater that very first time and realizing immediately that it was something special. It was intense and bad-ass but also incredibly funny and light-hea
Josh Reviews Wanderlust!
In Wanderlust, George (Paul Rudd) and Linda (Jennifer Aniston) find their New York lifestyle overturned when George’s firm goes under and Linda’s depressing documentary about penguins gets rejected by HBO. With no jobs and no way to afford their apartment (tiny though
From the DVD Shelf: Your Highness
In the DVD’s special features, Zooey Deschannel describes the film Your Highness as a dirty version of The Princess Bride, and I’d say that’s as good a description as any for this very profane, very funny fantasy film. I won’t call it a spoof, because Your Hig
EZ Viewing: Tropic Thunder!
The third film in my EZ Viewing movie marathon is Tropic Thunder! (Click here to read about film one: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), and here to read about film two: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.) Tropic Thunder knocked my socks off when I first saw it