The Top 15 Movies of 2012 — Part Two!
Click here to read part one of my list of the Top 15 Movies of 2012, in which I listed numbers 15-11. Now, onward! 10. Looper — In this smart, original sci-fi flick written and directed by Rian Johnson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Joe. Joe is a Looper, someone paid to kill g
Guessing About The Second and Third Hobbit Films!
OK, having seen and enjoyed The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (click here for my review), it’s time to start speculating about the second and third films in Peter Jackson’s three-film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel! Re-reading The Hobbit last month, I guessed t
“Far over the Misty Mountains cold…” Josh Reviews The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
During the buildup towards the release of the first film in Peter Jackson’s three-film adaptation of The Hobbit, I found myself having a hard time imagining Mr. Jackson and co. being able to top the magnificent achievement that was his Lord of the Rings trilogy. I’m sure
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So is Peter Jackson going to direct The Hobbit? Or will it be his protege Neill Bolmkamp, who directed District 9? Who knows — I just hope this mess with MGM gets sorted out soon. I’m still getting over my enormous disappointment that MGM’s financial situation resu
From the DVD Shelf: Josh Reviews Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Before seeing his latest film, The Lovely Bones, I thought it fitting to seek out a gaping hole in my Peter Jackson viewing filmography: his 1994 film, Heavenly Creatures. I’ve been hearing/reading about this film since the lengthy pre-release build-up to The Fellowship of the
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
New Trailers!
Some great new trailers have hit the web in recent days, and they have quite a lot in common with one another in some fascinating ways. First up, we’ve finally been given our first substantial glimpse into what Terry Gilliam has cooked up in his new film The Imaginarium of Dr. P
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Big dumb summer movie trailer alert! It’s the new trailer for Transformers 2, filled with lots of robot smashing action, and the new trailer for G.I. Joe, filled with Ninjas and, um, Eiffel Tower smashing action! Sigh. Hard to believe these two iconic and beloved cartoons