Josh Reviews True Detective Season Three
Like many, I loved the first season of True Detective. The ending was a little disappointing (in that the many plot threads weren’t wrapped up as neatly as I’d hoped), but I thought it was a riveting, smart, adult drama. The writing was sharp, the directing was memorab
Josh’s Favorite Movies of 2018 — Part Three!
I hope you’re enjoying my journey through my Favorite Movies of 2018! Click here for part one of my list, and click here for part two. 10. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs — This latest film from the Coen Brothers consists of six short-stories, all set in the Old West. I
Josh Reviews Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse!
Is it possible that I just saw the very best Spider-Man movie ever? I think I did! I have huge love for Sam Raimi’s first two Spider-Man films, and the recent Spider-Man: Homecoming was also terrific. But, my friends, I think we may have a new champion! The animated Spider
Josh Reviews Green Book
Set in 1962, the film Green Book tells the story of the eight weeks that African-American jazz pianist Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) and Italian-American Tony Vallelonga (Viggo Mortensen) spent on the road together. The out-of-work Tony was hired as Don Shirley’s driver, as S
Josh Reviews Moonlight
In Barry Jenkins’ riveting, heartbreaking film Moonlight, we follow the journey from childhood to manhood of a gay, African-American boy Chiron. The film presents Chrion’s story in three parts. At first, we meet Chiron as a quiet, lonely boy who is bullied by his peers
Josh Reviews Netflix’s Luke Cage!
Season one of Netflix’s Daredevil was a revelation. I was blown away by that gritty, intense, adult take on Marvel’s blind super-hero. Season one of Jessica Jones was just as good if not better: a riveting take on a character whose life was torn apart by a trauma and a
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
From the DVD Shelf: The Place Beyond the Pines
I didn’t see director Derek Cianfrance’s 2010 film, Blue Valentine, though I certainly read about it when it came out. (The film got a lot of acclaim, and also a lot of ink due to its NC-17 rating.) It’s a film I am interested in seeing one of these days, but for
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
This is the film I’ve been waiting for. Steph and I took advantage of our vacation to see a LOT of the big Oscar-hopeful films that have been released in the past few weeks. As usual, there has been a crazy end-of-the-year rush of “serious” films, many of which won