DVD Shelf!
It’s been a busy month here, but that hasn’t stopped me from checking out a bunch of DVDs recently, new and old: The Conversation — Released in 1974, this masterpiece was written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola between The Godfather and The Godfather Part II.
“I did it thirty-five minutes ago” — Josh Reviews Watchmen!
It’s a bit hard to fathom that I live in a world in which there actually exists a film version of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon’s magnificent epic Watchmen. Long considered completely unadaptable, Watchmen (originally published as a 12-issue limited-series by DC Comics back i
Three Films by the Coen Brothers
I often get obsessed with watching movies linked by a certain theme — sometimes I like to track down different films featuring a particular actor, or different films by a certain director. A few months ago, for example, I wrote about my exploration of the films of David Mamet
“I’m Still Here.” — Josh Reviews The Wrestler
Every so often, we get to witness a magical synthesis between actor and role that takes a quality piece of material and elevates it to something really special. Mickey Rourke burst onto the movie scene in the early eighties in films such as Body Heat and Diner. But if you’v
2008 Catch-Up: Josh Reviews Gran Torino and Revolutionary Road!
When I wrote my Top 10 Movies of 2008 list, I began by listing the many movies that I hadn’t yet had a chance to see. Well, even though 2008 is well behind us, I’ve been trying to catch up on some of the films that I missed. (I’ve had some time to do so, since
Double Feature Club!
My brother Dave had the great idea, recently, to start a Double Feature Club. This is a movie-version of a book club, in which a group of friends will gather, approximately once a month, to enjoy a Double Feature on a certain theme. Dave hosted the first installment last week ̵
Top 10 Movies of 2008! — Part Two!
Today we continue my list of the Top 10 Movies of 2008! Scroll down (or click here) to read yesterday’s installment, listing numbers 10-6 and several honorable mentions, if you missed it. 5. Tropic Thunder — Ben Stiller’s evisceration of Hollywood actors and thei
Top 10 Movies of 2008! — Part One!
In case you haven’t figured this out already, I LOVE movies. And in 2009, as usual, I saw a LOT of movies. Today and tomorrow I’d like to celebrate what I feel were the best of the best of the new films released between January 1st and December 31st, 2008. Before we dive
Man on Wire
Although it was released months ago (and is actually already on DVD!) it was only at the very end of December that I was finally able to see the documentary Man on Wire. I’d been interested in this film ever since I first heard about it many months ago. Luckily, the film w
Slumdog Millionaire
Believe it or not, Slumdog Millionaire is the first film by director Danny Boyle that I’ve ever seen. Although he’s gotten a lot of praise for the films he’s helmed over the last decade or so, either I haven’t been interested (A Life Less Ordinary, The Beach,