Josh’s Favorite Movies of 2020 — Part One!
I hope you enjoyed my look back at my favorite TV series of 2020! And now, let’s dive into my favorite movies of 2020: 15. Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story — I was a huge fan of The Ren & Stimpy Show back when it first started airing on Nickelodeon
Josh Reviews Bad Times at the El Royale
Bad Times at the El Royale takes place over one long day and night at the titular El Royale hotel, located on the border of California and Nevada. The El Royale used to be a happening spot, but its glory days are long in the past. Everyone who has chosen to come stay at the [&hell
Josh Reviews Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom was adapted from the play by August Wilson. Set in 1927, it depicts a very contentious day in the life of African-American blues singer Ma Rainey and her band. They’re recording Ma Rainey’s music in Chicago for a white record producer, a
Josh Reviews Mank
David Fincher’s latest film, Mank, tells the story of Herman Mankiewicz, the man who wrote the screenplay for Citizen Kane along with Orson Welles. Mank depicts the weeks in 1940 during which the alcoholic Mank worked on the Kane screenplay, while being almost completely bed-r
Josh Reviews Soul
Pixar’s latest masterpiece is Soul, which was released to Disney+ late last month. In the film, Jamie Foxx plays Joe Gardner, a middle-aged African American man who teaches music to kids in New York City. Joe lives and breathes music, and dreams of becoming a successful jazz
Josh Reviews Wonder Woman 1984
Wonder Woman 1984 picks up the story of Diana/Wonder Woman many decades after her first film (which was set in 1918). Diana is living a solitary, lonely life, helping people when she can while keeping her existence as a superhuman among mortals a secret. Joy returns to her world w
Zoom Horror Short Film: Full Disclosure
My friend, filmmaker Michael Strode, has made a short horror film shot over Zoom about a virtual drinks call that goes… poorly. It’s called Full Disclosure, and it’s a super-fun slice of scary/silly awesomeness. You can watch it right now: Enjoy! Have a great wee
Josh Reviews the Interactive Animated Film Batman: Death in the Family
Batman: Death in the Family is the new animated film from DC/Warner Brothers. For the first time for DC Animation, the film is presented as an interactive experience, with the viewer having several opportunities to choose the fate of the characters, using one’s remote control
Josh Reviews Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary
Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary is exactly what it sounds like — a feature-length look back at the making of 1999’s Galaxy Quest! It makes me so happy that Galaxy Quest is now getting this type of love. I love Galaxy Quest, and this documentary was a delig
Josh Reviews Todd McFarlane: Like Hell I Won’t
The documentary Todd McFarlane: Like Hell I Won’t shines a spotlight on the incredible career of superstar comic book artist Todd McFarlane. Todd McFarlane shot to super-stardom in the late eighties when he took over as the artist of Marvel’s The Amazing Spider-Man comic