Josh Reviews A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Late in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, journalist Lloyd Vogel (played by The Americans‘ Matthew Rhys) shows his wife Andrea (Susan Kelechi Watson) the article he’d written about Fred Rogers. It’s not really about Mister Rogers, she comments. Neither is thi
Josh Reviews Knives Out
When wealthy author Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plumer) is found dead in his home, many of his family members and others in his orbit all seem to have a possible motive. Enter: detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig), who has been hired to get to the bottom of the whole bloody affair
Josh Reviews the Film Adaptation of Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep
After revisiting The Shining and then reading Mr. King’s sequel novel, Doctor Sleep, I was eager to see the film adaptation, written and directed by Mike Flanagan. The film, like the novel, picks up the story of Dan Torrance, decades after the tragic events at the Overlook Hot
Josh Reviews the Animated Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
Wonder Woman: Bloodlines is the latest direct-to-DVD/blu-ray DC animated film. Set in the “New 52”-style continuity begun with 2014’s Justice League: War, this film is a welcome focus on Wonder Woman. We begin with a retelling of her origin, and her departure fro
Checking into the Overlook Hotel: Josh Looks Back at The Shining
The recent release of the film adaptation of Doctor Sleep (which I thought was great!! My full review is coming soon!!). the sequel to The Shining, made me feel like it was time to look back at The Shining. And so I started with Stephen King’s novel, which I’d neve
Josh Reviews The King of Comedy
Recently, as part of my preparation for the new Joker film, I re-watched Martin Scorsese’s 1983 film The King of Comedy. In the film, Robert De Niro stars as Rupert Pupkin, a wannabee comedian who becomes obsessed with the famous late-night talk-show host Jerry Langford (Jerry
Josh Reviews Ad Astra
At the start of James Gray’s film Ad Astra, we see astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) working on a space platform in low Earth orbit, when a mysterious “surge” destroys the platform and nearly kills him. As the mysterious power surges continue to range across the pl
Josh Reviews Joker
Joker, directed by Todd Phillips and written by Mr. Phillips and Scott Silver, tells the origin of the famous Batman villain, the Joker. However, this take on the Joker is almost entirely divorced from the Batman comic mythos, and it is also completely separate from all of the rece
Catching Up On 2018: Josh Reviews Song of Back and Neck
Wait, what, I never got around to posting a review of one of my favorite films of 2018? Time to remedy that immediately! I’m talking about Song of Back and Neck, the small, sweet, funny, weird film written by, directed by, and starring Paul Lieberstein (Toby from The Offic
Josh Reviews The New Breaking Bad Netflix Movie: El Camino!
I am thrilled that Breaking Bad creator and showrunner Vince Gilligan has made such a thrilling return to the world of the series with El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, which Mr. Gilligan wrote and directed! I loved every minute of this surprisingly deep dive back into this universe