Josh Reviews The Fabelmans
Steven Spielberg’s latest film, The Fabelmans, is a lightly fictionalized version of Mr. Spielberg’s formative years, discovering his love for (and skill at) cinema and weathering his families’ moves across the country and his parents’ divorce. The film opens with young Sammy
Josh Reviews Don’t Worry Darling
In Don’t Worry Darling, Florence Pugh plays Alice, a young woman living an idyllic life. It seems to be some time in the 1950’s, and she’s happily married to her husband Jack (Harry Styles). They live in a beautiful community called Victory that’s a gorgeou
Josh Reviews Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On tells the story of a young shell named Marcel (voiced by Jenny Slate), who lives with his grandmother Connie (Isabella Rossellini) in a house that’s become an Airbnb. Marcel used to live together with a whole community of shells, but they got sep
Josh Reviews Deep Water
Deep Water stars Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas as Melinda and Vic Van Allen, a wealthy married couple who seem on the surface to have a perfect life. They’re two beautiful people with an adorable daughter; they’re wealthy and both seem to live lives of complete leisure th
Josh Reviews The Sound of 007
In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Bond film series, The Sound of 007 is a new documentary available on Amazon Prime video that looks back at the incredible, iconic music of the series. The documentary, directed by Mat Whitecross, is a delightfully entertaining salute to
Josh Reviews Vengeance
B.J. Novak wrote, directed and stars in Vengeance. He plays Ben, an arrogant, self-absorbed young New York journalist. One night he gets a call from a distraught guy in Texas, telling Ben his girlfriend was murdered. Turns out the young woman, Abilene, was just someone Ben had h
Josh Reviews Elvis
Vaz Luhrmann’s Elvis is a rollicking guided tour through the highs and lows of Elvis Presley’s life and career, from his childhood as a poor kid in Mississippi to his extraordinary super-stardom as “the king of rock and roll” to his sad final days as a bloated
Josh Reviews Three Thousand Years of Longing
In Three Thousand Years of Longing, Tilda Swinton plays Alithea, a British academic. She’s a “narratologist,” someone who has devoted her life to the study of stories. Her solitary life is interrupted when she encounters a Djinn (Idris Elba), who offers her three
Josh Reviews Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Chadwick Boseman’s tragic death in 2020 at only 43 years old was a tremendous loss. A loss for his family and friends. And a loss to the world for all the art that he could have, and should have, had an opportunity to create. Far down the list of aspects of the tragedy of
Josh Reviews Battle of the Super Sons
The latest DC direct-to-blu-ray/DVD animated film, Battle of the Super Sons, is a surprisingly entertaining action/adventure yarn with solid animation and fun, interesting characters. It’s one of the best DC animated films in years. I would not have guessed that I would hav