News Around the Net
This is a fascinating article about Marvel godfather Stan Lee. It’s a very level-headed examination of everything that he has contributed to the extraordinary pantheon of incredible characters that is Marvel, as well as the criticisms that have been leveled against him by some
Josh Reviews The Daily Show (The Book)
It would be difficult to overstate my love for Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show. Week in and week out, for years, I turned to Jon Stewart and The Daily Show for edification and humor. (It’s no coincidence that I continually kept putting The Daily Show atop my annual lists
Marvel’s Winning Streak Continues with Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2!
Like almost everyone else, I was blown away by Guardians of the Galaxy back in 2014, and I have been eagerly awaiting writer/director James Gunn’s follow-up. Three years later, it’s here, and it does not disappoint. Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 is visually astounding
Catching Up on 2016: Josh Reviews Green Room
Pat (Anton Yelchin), Sam (Alia Shawkat), Reece (Joe Cole) and Tiger (Callum Turner) are four teenagers in a punk band. Almost completely out of money, they take a gig playing at a what turns out to be a ramshackle neo-Nazi skinhead bar deep in the woods of Oregon. On their way out
Catching up with Astro City
I can’t believe that Kurt Busiek’s Astro City is twenty years old! The series remains one of the finest superhero comic books ever created. Begun in the nineties, after a dreary decade of grim, deconstructionist superhero stories had dominated the industry — sub-par
Catching Up on 2016: Josh Reviews Sing Street
In Dublin in 1985, Conor is a quiet boy whose getting-divorced parents have moved him into a free Catholic school. In this rough new school, Conor is lonely and bullied. When he meets a beautiful girl, Raphina, Conor tries to impress her by telling her that he’s in a band, and h
Josh Reviews Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project is a 2007 documentary film, focusing on comedian Don Rickles. I’d wanted to see this film ever since it came out, but for one reason or another I’d never gotten around to it. It’s a great irony to me that I finally watched this
Star Trek: Headlong Flight
Seven years after the events of Star Trek: Nemesis, and after the dramatic events of the five-book Trek crossover series “The Fall,” the USS Enterprise–E under the command of Jean-Luc Picard has set out on a new mission of exploration, investigating the area of uncha
Josh Reviews Star Wars Rebels Season 3
I was dubious about Star Wars Rebels when it first launched. I was still sore over the premature cancellation of The Clone Wars and not that interested in what looked like a very kid-centric new show. But I gave it a try with an open mind, and the early episodes were enough to kee
Josh Reviews Iron Fist
Netflix’s Marvel shows came out strong from the gate, with the one-two punch of Daredevil and Jessica Jones. Both of those first two seasons were extraordinary, with adult, sophisticated story-telling brought to life by a phenomenal cast of actors. Both shows looked gorgeous