Days of Terrence Malick (Part 4): The Tree of Life (2011)
Yes, yes, I know my “Days of De Palma” series has been missing for several weeks. Rest assured, I’ve already seen and written about several more Brian De Palma films, and those reviews will be posted on the site for the next several Fridays in a row. But for now,
Josh Reviews Wanderlust!
In Wanderlust, George (Paul Rudd) and Linda (Jennifer Aniston) find their New York lifestyle overturned when George’s firm goes under and Linda’s depressing documentary about penguins gets rejected by HBO. With no jobs and no way to afford their apartment (tiny though
Getting Ready for the Oscars
I love watching the Oscars every year, though I am dismissive of them as an institution for judging great movies. It’s rare that I agree much with the nominations, and even rarer that I agree with who wins. Still, I love the spectacle of the show, and am always hoping for a
The Top 15 Movies of 2011 — Part One!
So last year I really struggled to come up with my Top 10 Movies list. I had a hard time finding ten films that I felt were really GREAT. What a difference a year makes! This year there were so many films that I loved that I wanted to include on my list that, for […]
Josh Reviews The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Let’s get this clear from the outset: I haven’t read Stieg Larsson’s original novel, nor have I see the Swedish film adaptation. What put the American film adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo on my radar wasn’t any connection with the source materia
Josh Reviews The Artist
Well, I was already a big, big fan of star Jean Dujardin and director Michael Hazanavicius from their two OSS:117 French-language James Bond parody films, Cairo Nest of Spies (click here for my review) and Lost in Rio (click here for my review). Now, after seeing the two men’s
Josh Reviews Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
I was absolutely taken with the 1979 BBC miniseries adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, starring Sir Alec Guiness, which I watched just a few weeks ago. It was terrific preparation for the equally wonderful feature film adaptation of John le Carré’s spy novel, starring G
Catching Up on 2011: Midnight in Paris
At this point in Woody Allen’s amazing career (and whether you love or loathe the filmmaker himself, you must acknowedge that the man’s writing and directing a film a year for the last forty-some odd years is an amazing achievement) I think that my level of enjoyment of hi
Josh Reviews Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
I really loved Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes film from two years ago, and so I was thrilled that they went into production on a sequel so quickly. (That the first film ended with such a delicious promise of further adventures didn’t hurt, of course!) But, unfortunately, th
Josh Reviews Young Adult
In a season of generally serious movie-fare, Young Adult is a blazingly funny film that still carries some serious dramatic heft. It’s an absolute knockout of a film from screenwriter Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman (who previously collaborated on the great 2007 film Ju