The Top Twenty Movies of 2015 — Part One!
Overall, I think that 2015 has been a pretty terrific year for movies. Perhaps not as spectacular as originally predicted, though. In the months leading up to 2015, there were a flurry of articles about how 2015 was going to be insanely, unprecedentedly over-stuffed with exciting ne
Josh Reviews The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pt. 2
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 picks up the story mere moments after Part 1 left off. Peeta has been rescued but he has been brainwashed to hate Katniss. The rebels are escalating the fight against the tyrannical President Snow, beginning to strike hard at his military instal
Josh Reviews The Big Short
Back in 2010, Adam McKay wrote and directed the film The Other Guys, starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. I found the film to be mediocre, but one of my favorite things in the movie was the end credits, which featured animated graphics presenting many upsetting statistics relate
Josh Reviews Creed
I don’t have any attachment to the Rocky series. In fact, the only Rocky film I have ever seen is the very first one, the 1976 original. I loved it, but I never had any burning desire to continue on to watch all the sequels. When I first read about Creed, I wasn’t in
News Around the Net!
Let’s kick things off today with this gloriously wonderful new trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2: I loved every single second of that!! Can’t wait for this movie. This is a wonderfully in-depth profile of visual effects genius John Knoll, who also happens to be
Josh Reviews the Extended Edition of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Last december’s theatrical release of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (click here for my review) brought to a close not only the three-film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, but also Peter Jackson’s decade-and-a-half-long exploration of the Tolkie
Josh Reviews Spotlight
Tom McCarthy’s new film Spotlight tells the story of the Boston Globe’s “Spotlight” team’s investigations, begun in 2001, into the sexual abuse of children by Boston Roman Catholic priests, and by the efforts of the Boston Archdiocese to cover up those in
Josh Reviews The Hateful Eight in 70mm!
This past weekend I was delighted to have the opportunity to enjoy Quentin Tarantino’s new film, The Hateful Eight, in its 70mm “Roadshow” presentation. More details on this limited special version of the film can be found here. Mr. Tarantino made the unusual decis
Analyzing Our First Look at Star Trek Beyond
Amidst all the hubub over Star Wars: The Force Awakens, I have been remiss in commenting on the first teaser trailer for Star Trek Beyond that dropped last week! Star Trek Beyond (should there be a colon in there?) is the third film set in J.J. Abrams’ rebooted Trek universe.
More Thoughts on Star Wars: The Force Awakens!
Well, my review of Star Wars: The Force Awakens has generated a lot of interesting feedback, and as friends have been seeing the film over the last several days I’ve had a number of fascinating conversations, digging deeply into the film. Sometimes I find that if I write a revie