Josh Reviews Her
There’s no doubt in my mind that Spike Jonze is one of the very finest filmmakers working today. Like most of the rest of the world, I was quite taken by his loopy first film, 1999’s Being John Malkovich (I can’t believe it came out so long ago — I need to fi
Josh Reviews Philomena
Based on the book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee by Martin Sixsmith, the film Philomena tells the based-on-a-true-story of Philomena Lee (Judi Dench), an elderly Irish woman. Fifty years earlier, she became pregnant as a young girl and was sent to an Irish Catholic convent. She d
Catching Up on 2013: The Kings of Summer
This film didn’t quite make my Best Movies of 2013 list, but it was nevertheless one of my favorites of the many 2013 films I saw in late December as I prepared my end-of-the-year best-of lists. The Kings of Summer (written by Chris Galletta and directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts)
Catching Up on 2013: Drew: The Man Behind The Poster
There’s a particular kind of nerd who knows the name Drew Struzan. Being a movie-lover, sci-fi fan, and wannabe-illustrator for as long as I can remember, I knew of Mr. Struzan since an early age. Prints of his work have adorned by room/apartment/house for years and years! Mr.
Catching Up On 2013: Josh Reviews 42
As has become my habit in recent years, during the final few weeks of December and the first few weeks of January, before writing my Best of the Year lists, I try to catch up on as many of the films I wanted to see during the year but for whatever reason missed. I’ll be [&hell
The Top 15 Movies of 2013 — Part Three!
Click here for part one of my list of the Top 15 Movies of 2013, and click here for part two! And now, let’s complete my list: 5. The Wolf of Wall Street — This is a very polarizing film. I’ve had a lot of debates with folks ever since I published my very positiv
The Top 15 Movies of 2013 — Part Two!
Yesterday I began my list of the Top 15 Movies of 2013! Click here for part one. 10. Iron Man Three — Like Thor: The Dark World, Iron Man Three was a fun film that not only served as an effective sequel to its particular series, but also as a follow-up to The Avengers and [&he
The Top 15 Movies of 2013 — Part One!
Hello, everyone! I have been working very hard over the past several weeks to prepare all of my annual Best of 2013 lists! First up: my list of the Top 15 Movies of 2013! I saw a lot of movies in 2013, and in particular, over the past month-or-so I have been scrambling to see [&he
Josh Reviews The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire improves on the first film in almost every way. I have never read the books, so I am not evaluating these films based on any comparisons to the original novel. I thought the first film, released two years ago, was perfectly adequate, a fine adventur
Josh Reviews Inside Llewyn Davis
Inside Llewyn Davis is another home run from the Coen Brothers. I found the film to be emotionally wrenching, an unflinching look at the pain, heartbreak, and rejection that so often accompanies the men and women who try to create art (be that music, paintings, film, etc.). ItR