Josh Reviews Brooklyn
There were so many interesting movies released in the final weeks of 2015 that I couldn’t possible see them all, try as I might. Brooklyn was definitely on my list, but I wasn’t able to get to it before writing my end-of-the-year Best Movies of 2015 list. But it remain
Catching up on 2015: In the Heart of the Sea
The director of Apollo 13 has a fan in me for life, and so a new Ron Howard film is always going to attract my attention. The idea of Mr. Howard directing a film telling the “true” story behind the book Moby Dick is an interesting hook. There are moments of greatness i
Catching Up on 2015: Josh Reviews Slow West
In the last several years, Michael Fassbender has shot right up to the top of the list of the finest actors working today. Like many, I first took notice of Mr. Fassbender in X-Men: First Class. I was blown away by the masterful way in which Mr. Fassbender took complete ownership
Josh Reviews The Revenant
After falling head over heels in love with Alejandro G. Inarritu’s Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) last year, I was delighted to discover that he had another film coming out just a year later. The Revenant stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Glass, a fur trapper he
The Top Twenty Movies of 2015 — Part Four!
And so we arrive, at last, at my five favorite movies of 2015. Click here for part one of my list, numbers twenty through sixteen. Click here for part two of my list, numbers fifteen through eleven. Click here for part three of my list, numbers ten through six. And now, my five
The Top Twenty Movies of 2015 — Part Three!
What fun this has been, revisiting a great year of movies, Click here for the numbers twenty to sixteen, and click here for numbers fifteen to eleven. And now, on to my top ten! 10. Star Wars: The Force Awakens — This was the hardest film to find the right place for on my l
The Top Twenty Movies of 2015 — Part Two!
Yesterday I began my list of the Top Twenty Movies of 2015, listing numbers twenty through sixteen. Now, on with my list! 15. Trainwreck — A perfect vehicle for Amy Schumer (who wrote the film, in addition to starring in it) and a wonderful combination of her very specific com
The Top Twenty Movies of 2015 — Part One!
Overall, I think that 2015 has been a pretty terrific year for movies. Perhaps not as spectacular as originally predicted, though. In the months leading up to 2015, there were a flurry of articles about how 2015 was going to be insanely, unprecedentedly over-stuffed with exciting ne
Josh Reviews The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 2
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 picks up the story mere moments after Part 1 left off. Peeta has been rescued but he has been brainwashed to hate Katniss. The rebels are escalating the fight against the tyrannical President Snow, beginning to strike hard at his military instal
Josh Reviews The Big Short
Back in 2010, Adam McKay wrote and directed the film The Other Guys, starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. I found the film to be mediocre, but one of my favorite things in the movie was the end credits, which featured animated graphics presenting many upsetting statistics relate