Josh Reviews In a World…
Before I went to see In a World…, I knew who Lake Bell was. I certainly recognized her face from here and there. I had nothing against her as an actress, but mostly I knew her as someone involved in projects I had absolutely no interest in seeing (What Happens in Vegas, It&#
Josh Reviews Blue Jasmine
It was over thirty years ago when Woody Allen himself made reference to fans who preferred his “earlier, funnier movies” (in 1980’s Stardust Memories, to be exact, and holy cow I can’t believe how long ago that movie came out). There are a great many people o
Josh Reviews The Heat
If I had just been considering it based on the plot description, The Heat is probably not a movie I would have gone to see. But director Paul Feig’s projects always have my attention. (Mr. Feig is the creator of the brilliant Freaks and Geeks, and most recently he directed t
Josh Reviews The Way Way Back
After a summer of moderately disappointing blockbusters, my favorite film of the season so far is a delightful little gem of a flick, The Way Way Back! I love a good coming of age movie, and in particular I am a sucker for films that focus on the specific sub-culture of kids taking su
Josh Reviews The Wolverine
I think if I had never read Wolverine, the classic 1982 mini-series written by Chris Claremont and illustrated by Frank Miller & Joe Rubinstein, I would have had a lot more enjoyment from the new film The Wolverine. I think The Wolverine is a very solid film, an excellent Wolverin
Josh Reviews This is the End
In This is the End, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, Craig Robinson, James Franco, Jonah Hill, and Danny McBride play themselves, attending a housewarming party at James Franco’s new home, a party this is unfortunately interrupted by, well, the end of the world. Co-written and co-di
Why Man of Steel is Good but not Great
It’s been fascinating, over the past few weeks, reading all of the varied reactions to Man of Steel. It has proved to be a tremendously divisive film, with some loving it and some really loathing it. Personally, I am somewhere in between. I had a great time seeing it in th
Josh Kneels Before Man of Steel
I love Richard Donner’s Superman: The Movie from 1978, and for much of my life I thought Superman II was even better. (My preference has swung back slightly, in recent years, towards the original film.) Those two movies were a huge part of my childhood, and more than any Sup
The Tony Blair Trilogy Part I: The Deal
The Queen, the 2006 film starring Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II, received a lot of acclaim upon its release, making a big splash at the box office and being nominated for several Academy Awards, among other honors. I very much enjoyed The Queen when I saw it in theatres in 2006