Josh Review the DC Animated Film: Apokolips War
Justice League Dark: Apokolips War seems to be the finale of the “New 52” style continuity of animated films that began with 2014’s Justice League: War. Here in Apokolips War, the story circles back around to Darkseid (who was the main villain in Justice League: Wa
Josh Reviews Shazam!
I missed Shazam! when it was released to theatres last year. I’d been burned out on one bad DC/Warner Brothers live-action movie after another, and while this one looked interesting, I didn’t rush out to see it. I recently watched the film on blu-ray, and I enjoyed it!
Josh Reviews the Animated Adaptation of Superman: Red Son
The direct to blu-ray/DVD DC animated film Red Son is an adaptation of the three-issue mini-series by Mark Millar, Dave Johnson and Kilian Plunkett. That “Elseworlds” story asks the tantalizing premise: what if young Kal-El had been raised in communist Russia rather than
Josh Reviews The Old Guard
Netflix’s new film The Old Guard is an adaptation of the terrific comic book series of the same name by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández. Charlize Theron stars as Andy (short for Andromache), a warrior who is thousands of years old. She and a small group of fellow immortal
Josh Reviews The Report
Amazon’s film The Report, written and directed by Scott Z. Burns, depicts the years-long process in which the Senate Intelligence Committee investigated the C.I.A.’s use of torture of detainees after September 11th. The investigation was led by Daniel Jones, a staffer f
How to Start Watching (And Fall in Love with) Star Trek — Part Two!
Yesterday I posted part one of this, possibly (probably!) the most important blog series I will ever write! It’s my guide to how to start watching (and fall in love with) Star Trek! Yesterday I suggested that a newbie begin by watching a select group of episodes from the Origi
Josh Reviews Brittany Runs a Marathon
In Amazon Studios’ film Brittany Runs a Marathon, Jillian Bell (The Night Before, Office Christmas Party) stars as Brittany, a single young woman living in New York. Brittany is happy with her party-going lifestyle, but when she sees a doctor (as part of a scheme to score a pr
Josh Reviews Dolemite is My Name
Dolemite is My Name, directed by Craig Brewer and written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, stars Eddie Murphy as performer Rudy Ray Moore, who portrayed the character of Dolemite in his stand-up routine and several “blaxploitation” films. The film charts Rudy’s jorune
Viewing Recommendations For Your Coronavirus Isolation!
I hope everyone reading this is healthy and doing OK managing the social and economic fallout of the Coronavirus pandemic. I am not a doctor (cue the Dan Goor production company “Not a doctor!” soundbite seen at the end of every Brooklyn Nine-Nine episode), so I thought,
Josh Reviews The Gentlemen
The Gentlemen, written and directed by Guy Ritchie, tells a complicated yarn of the interactions among many different players in the London crime scene, from low-level street toughs to the wealthy masterminds overseeing their empires. Guy Ritchie came onto the scene with two fantast