Josh Reviews Schmigadoon!
Schmigadoon! is a six-episode TV series on Apple TV+ that’s a good-natured homage to classic movie musicals. The story centers on Melissa (Cecily Strong) and Josh (Keegan-Michael Key), a young couple whose relationship has fallen into something of a rut. After they get into
Josh Reviews Dolemite is My Name
Dolemite is My Name, directed by Craig Brewer and written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, stars Eddie Murphy as performer Rudy Ray Moore, who portrayed the character of Dolemite in his stand-up routine and several “blaxploitation” films. The film charts Rudy’s jorune
Josh Reviews Jon Favreau’s remake of The Lion King
It seems like it was just a few weeks ago that I was writing about the live-action remake of Aladdin, and stating that I don’t see any creatively interesting rationale behind Disney’s current predilection for remaking so many of their classic animated films in live-action.
Josh Reviews Toy Story 4
I have loved all three previous Toy Story movies. Toy Story 2 is one of my favorite sequels ever made, and I adored Toy Story 3 as well. The ending of Toy Story 3 felt like a perfect ending to the series, beautiful and heartfelt. And so I was a little nervous when Toy Story [&he
Josh Reviews The Predator
I’m an optimist, and someday I hope to see a new, truly great Star Trek movie in the theatres. Someday, I hope to see a new, truly great Alien movie in the theatres. And someday, I hope to see a new, truly great Predator movie in the theatres. This sure as heck ain’t i
Catching Up on 2016: Don’t Think Twice
Don’t Think Twice, written and directed by Mike Birbiglia, tells the story of a New York-based improv group, The Commune. At the beginning of the film, we see that the Commune is made up of a tight-knit group of friends. They have a terrific camaraderie on-stage and they han
Josh Reviews Vacation
National Lampoon’s Vacation was a film I loved dearly when I was a kid. It was so funny and raunchy and felt a little bit dangerous to my young self. (I probably saw it at a younger age than I should have, though on the other hand perhaps that was the perfect age at which [&
Josh Reviews Tomorrowland
Brad Bird is one of my favorite directors, and so I was excited by the prospect of a new film with him at the helm. I was also intrigued to see what would result from combining his voice with that of Damon Lindeloff (showrunner of Lost) and Jeff Jensen (a great writer for Entertainm