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
Josh Reviews Booksmart
Booksmart depicts the last 24 hours of high school for best friends Molly and Amy. The two girls have worked hard in high school and gotten into good colleges. But when Molly realizes that the party-loving classmates she always looked down on were also able to get into good colleg
Josh Reviews Prospect
Prospect is a brilliant, low-budget sci-fi film, written and directed by Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell. When the film begins, a teenaged girl named Cee (Sophie Thatcher) and her father (Jay Duplass) are dropped off on a jungle-filled planet. Cee’s father is prospecting gems
Josh Reviews Fast Color
Fast Color made my list of my favorite movies of 2019. It’s a beautiful story of a young woman, Ruth (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), who has been living on her own for years but who finally returns home to her mother (Lorraine Toussaint) and young daughter. Ruth is in desperate circumsta
Josh’s Favorite Movies of 2019 — Part Four!
We have arrived at the conclusion of my list of my favorite movies of 2019! Please click here to read numbers twenty through sixteen, click here for numbers fifteen through eleven, and click here for numbers ten through six. And now, without further delay, here are my FIVE FAVORIT
Josh’s Favorite Movies of 2019 — Part Two!
Yesterday I began my look back at my favorite movies of 2019! Shall we continue…? 15. Brittany Runs a Marathon — In Amazon Studios’ film, Jillian Bell (The Night Before, Office Christmas Party) stars as Brittany, a single young woman living in New York who, after
Josh’s Favorite Movies of 2019 — Part One!
I hope you enjoyed my list of my favorite TV series of 2019! And now, on to my list of my twenty favorite movies of 2019 — here we go…! 20. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker — I debated whether or not to include The Rise of Skywalker on this list. The film has [&h