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
Josh Reviews 1917
Sam Mendes’ riveting war film, 1917, takes place over approximately twenty four hours in April, 1917. The British have discovered that a German retreat isn’t what it looks like but is in fact a trap being set for a large contingent of British soldiers. With telephone l
Josh Reviews Rocketman
Rocketman tells the story of the life and career of Elton John, starting with his humble beginnings as a boy named Reginald Dwight, being raised by his mother and grandmother in Britain in the ‘50s. Reggie’s piano skills quickly become apparent, and when he connects with song-w
Josh Reviews Bohemian Rhapsody
Bohemian Rhapsody tells the story of Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury. We follow Freddie all the way from when he was a nobody, working at an airport hauling luggage, through Queen’s meteoric rise, and on to his early death of AIDs at age 45. I’d read a lot about this film la
Josh Reviews Uncut Gems
In Uncut Gems, a fantastic film written and directed by Josh and Benny Safdie (the script was also co-written by Ronald Bronstein), Adam Sandler plays Howard Ratner, a jewelry store owner in the Diamond District in New York City. He is buried in debts, but the fast-talking Howard