From the DVD Shelf: The Lost World (1997)
Last week I began my look back at the last decade-and-a-half of Steven Spielberg films with Jurassic Park. Now my project to revisit all of the films that Mr. Spielberg has made since 1993 — films that, with the exception of Saving Private Ryan, I have only seen once — c
From the DVD Shelf: Josh Reviews Alice in Wonderland (2010)
I once considered Tim Burton one of my very favorite directors, but recent years have changed that somewhat for me. I still think he’s an extraordinary talent who has given us some incredible films, but since 1999’s Sleepy Hollow, in my opinion Mr. Burton has directed tw
From the DVD Shelf: Jurassic Park (1993)
1993 was a banner year for Steven Spielberg. That year saw the release of two films that he directed: Schindler’s List and Jurassic Park. Both were phenomenally good, though two more different films I can scarcely imagine. To my younger self, those dual accomplishments in
From the DVD Shelf: Josh Reviews An Education (2009)
I saw a lot of movies in 2009, but one of the films that I missed was An Education. I’ve been meaning to remedy that for a while, ever since the film was released on DVD, and I finally had a chance to watch it earlier this month. It’s a great film, which I thoroughly [
Josh Reviews The American
In the quiet, tense new film The American, George Clooney plays Jack (though we have no idea if that’s his real name, and he assumes the name Edward for much of the film). Jack is involved in some Bad Things, though what exactly those Bad Things are is never specified. He is
Josh Reviews Scott Pilgrim vs. the World!
Let me say right up front that I found Scott Pilgrim vs. the World to be an enormously fun, engaging, original movie, and I am really bummed that the film has been so poorly received at the American box office. After a summer filled with so many lazy, lowest-common-demoninator money
Josh Reviews Machete!
Boy, it’s hard to believe this movie really exists! Originating as a fake trailer from the start of Robert Rodriguez’s 2007 collaboration with Quentin Tarantino, Grindhouse (FINALLY coming to DVD/Blu-Ray! Thanks the gods!), Mr. Rodriguez and his team at Troublemaker St
Josh Reviews The Other Guys
In this summer of bad movies, I suppose The Other Guys must be considered a great comedic success — and, I will freely admit, there is a lot of fun to be had in this film — but it’s not quite the home run I’d been hoping for from a cast and filmmakers of this [
From the DVD Shelf: Josh Reviews Adaptation (2002)
I was extraordinarily taken with Adaptation when I first saw it in theatres back in 2002, but I hadn’t seen it since. I had been waiting for there to be a follow-up to the initial bare-bones DVD with nary a single special feature (save the film’s theatrical trailer) R
From the DVD Shelf: Josh Reviews Defending Your Life (1991)
And so at last my little tour through the early films of Albert Brooks concludes. (Feel free to check out my reviews of Real Life (1979), Modern Romance (1981), and Lost in America (1985).) Defending Your Life is probably the Albert Brooks movie that I’ve seen the most