Josh Reviews Extract
So let’s get this out of the way: Office Space is one of the greatest films ever made. Just a phenomenal movie. Writer/Director Mike Judge’s second film, Idiocracy, was much, much weaker (although not so horrible that it deserved the way it was basically dumped direc
From the DVD Shelf: Josh Reviews Waltz With Bashir
I saw a lot of films in 2008 — but, of course, there were many that I wanted to see but just didn’t get to. (I listed several when I compiled my list of the Best Movies of 2008.) Of the films that I missed, the one I was most bummed about was Waltz With […]
From the DVD Shelf: Josh Reviews Diabolique (1954)
My wife borrowed the French movie Diabolique from her step-father, but after reading the description on the back of the case, which described the film as “an acknowledged influence on Psycho,” she decided that it would probably be too scary to watch. I, however, had neve
From the DVD Shelf: Josh Reviews Bottle Rocket (1996)
I walked into Wes Anderson’s film The Royal Tenenbaums totally unprepared for the idiosyncratic work of genius I was about to see. I had seen Rushmore on video a year or so earlier, but I’d gone in expecting a goofy Bill Murray comedy and so didn’t quite know what
Josh Reviews (500) Days of Summer
Romantic comedies are not really my thing. That’s not to say that I don’t enjoy movies that deal with romance. I often say that When Harry Met Sally is one of my three very favorite films (along with The Godfather and The Empire Strikes Back, if you must know). It̵
Josh Reviews the new Director’s Cut of Watchmen
Even before Watchmen was released in theatres, director Zach Snyder made clear, in interviews, that we’d be seeing his longer Director’s Cut released on DVD/Blu-Ray before too terribly long. Well, Watchmen: The Director’s Cut is indeed now available for all to see
Josh Reviews District 9
How many really great sci-fi films have there been in the last decade? It’s pretty slim, right? OK, J. J. Abrams’ Star Trek movie was pretty good… but before that? I can think of Cloverfield (2008), Children of Men (2006), Serenity (2005), The Matrix (1999), G
Josh Reviews Inglourious Basterds
I still remember the first time I saw Pulp Fiction. I didn’t know anything about this guy Quentin Tarantino, and I hadn’t yet seen Reservoir Dogs. But in reading about the film in advance of its release, it looked like it had a pretty spectacular cast, and I thought th
Summer Movie Catch-Up: Josh Reviews G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Growing up, my two favorite cartoons, by an order of magnitude, were The Transformers and G.I. Joe. That makes it sort of hard to believe that this summer saw the release of a live-action, big-budget movie version of both of those beloved (by me, at least!) old TV shows. Wish I co
Summer Movie Catch-Up: Josh Reviews The Hangover
Try as I might, I must admit that my expectations do sometimes color my opinions about a movie that I see. Occasionally I go into a film with very low expectations — and even if the movie is mediocre, I come out pleased because it was better than I expected. Conversely, if I