Josh Reviews Project Hail Mary
Ryan Gosling stars as Dr. Ryland Grace in Project Hail Mary. As the movie opens, Dr. Grace wakes up all alone on a spaceship, far outside of our solar system, with no memory of who he is or how he got there. As his amnesia gradually fades, he comes to realize that he’s the s
Josh Reviews Cleanin’ Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters!
Cleanin’ Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters is a feature-length documentary on the making of the original 1984 Ghostbusters. It was written, directed, and produced by Anthony & Claire Bueno. It was originally released in 2019, and it’s available to stream, for r
Josh Reviews Beam Me Up, Sulu!
Back in 1985, a young Star Trek fan named Stan Woo set out to make a Star Trek fan film… and he somehow convinced George Takei to participate, playing Mr. Sulu! The lovely documentary Beam Me Up, Sulu, directed by Timour Gregory & Sasha Schneider, explores the crazy story
Josh Reviews Man on the Run
Man on the Run is a new documentary film directed by Morgan Neville (who has helmed many wonderful documentaries, including Best of Enemies, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, The Saint of Second Chances, Steve! A Documentary in 2 Pieces, and many more). This film focuses on Paul McCa
Josh Reviews John Candy: I Like Me
John Candy: I Like Me is a wonderful and heartfelt look back at the heart and career of the great John Candy, who left this world far too soon at the young age of 43. The documentary was directed by Colin Hanks, who is not only a talented actor (Band of Brothers, King Kong, Mad [&hell
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