Josh Reviews Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
I’d spent years hearing from friends about how wonderful the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender was. During Covid, my kids and I watched the show together, and we thought it was great!! I loved the characters and the world-building in this delightfully rich fantasy w
Josh Reviews Play Dirty
Play Dirty is the latest film written and directed by Shane Black. Mr. Black wrote a number of very successful action movies in the eighties and nineties (Lethal Weapon, The Last Boy Scout, Last Action Hero), and in 2005 he wrote and directed Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, starring Robert Dow
Josh Reviews Coyote vs. Acme!
Coyote vs. Acme depicts a delightfully playful notion: after years upon years of having his efforts to catch the Roadrunner foiled by faulty Acme products, Wile E. Coyote decides to sue the Acme company. To do so, he enlists the aid of down-on-his-luck lawyer Kevin Avery (Will Forte
Josh Reviews The End of Oak Street
It’s 1982, and the Platt family seems like a perfect American family, living nestled in the idyllic suburbs. But this family’s happy-perfect facade masks unhappiness and secrets within, all of which spills out when dinosaurs attack and they find themselves fighting for t
Josh Reviews Spider-Man: Brand New Day
A lot of online ink has been spilled in recent years over the decline of the MCU, but then here comes Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which is not only a terrifically entertaining new installment, but also one that is crushing it at the box office, posting Endgame-like numbers. Both of w
Josh Reviews The Odyssey
The Odyssey is yet another triumph by Christopher Nolan, who is without question one of our greatest masters of cinema. Mr. Nolan makes it look so easy! With the exception of Tenet (which I found to be incomprehensible), I have loved all of his films, and I consider several of the
Josh Reviews Toy Story 5
One could be forgiven for assuming that Toy Story 5 might not be worth your time. It’s the FIFTH sequel to a film that was made almost thirty years ago (back in 1995). And yet, I am here to tell you that Toy Story 5 is another stone cold masterpiece from the fine folks at [&he
Josh Reviews Supergirl
Supergirl, written by Ana Nogueira and directed by Craig Gillespie, carries forward the new DCU continuity kicked off in last summer’s Superman, which was written & directed by James Gunn. When we meet this version of Supergirl — Kara Zor-El — played by Milly A
Josh Review Disclosure Day
Disclosure Day, the new film directed by Steven Spielberg (with a story by Mr. Spielberg and a screenplay by David Koepp, who wrote Jurassic Park, War of the Worlds, Carlito’s Way, Mission: Impossible, and many more great movies) opens with the world on the brink of a global con
Josh Reviews The Mandalorian and Grogu
Star Wars returns to the big screens (seven years after the disappointing The Rise of Skywalker) with The Mandalorian and Grogu, which picks up after the three seasons of The Mandalorian on Disney+ and presents a new, stand-alone adventure. The film was directed by Jon Favreau, and