Josh Reviews Jay Kelly
In Noah Baumbach’s film Jay Kelly, George Clooney plays an aging movie-star (the titular Jay Kelly) looking back on his life and finding himself lonely and regretful about many of his life choices, while Adam Sandler plays his manager Ron, who has spent much of his adult life ta
Josh Reviews Marty Supreme
Timothée Chalamet commands the screen in Marty Supreme, Josh Safdie’s tense yarn about a fast-talking huckster who thinks he’s God’s gift to the world. It’s 1952; Marty Mauser is an incredibly talented table tennis player who dreams of fame and fortune, and he uses his abil
Josh Reviews Blue Moon
Ethan Hawke stars in Blue Moon as Lorenz Hart, the real-life lyricist who wrote “The Lady is a Tramp,” “My Funny Valentine,” and many other songs, including “Blue Moon”, from which this movie draws its title. Mr. Hart spent years collaborating wit
Josh Reviews Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! is pure joy from start to finish. This two-part documentary on HBO Max runs close to four hours long in total, and I could have happily continued to watch many more hours! The film is directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio. I’ve been a
Josh Reviews Public Speaking
After my third (or fourth?) rewatch of Martin Scorsese’s magnificent 2021 HBO mini-series Pretend It’s a City, spotlighting his friend Fran Lebowitz, I decided the time had finally come to watch Public Speaking, the documentary movie about Ms. Lebowitz that Mr. Scorsese ha
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’s Favorite Movies of 2025 — Part Three!
We’re halfway into my list of my favorite movies of 2025! Click here for part one and click here for part two. And now, let’s begin my TOP TEN: 10. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl — One of the great blessings of 2025 was the return of Wallace and Gromit,
Josh’s Favorite Movies of 2025 — Part Two!
Thanks for reading my list of my favorite movies of 2025! Yesterday I kicked things off with part 1, listing #s 20-16. Let’s continue…! 15. Caught Stealing — Caught Stealing was directed by Darren Aronofsky (The Fountain, The Wrestler, Black Swan) and written by Ch
Josh’s Favorite Movies of 2025 — Part One!
I’m excited to kick off my list of my favorite movies of 2025! As always, let me begin by noting that, while I did watch a lot of movies in 2025, there remain many movies that I wanted to see but didn’t get to. These include, but aren’t limited to: Is This Thing On?, Ella