Josh Reviews The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
Back in August of 2000, director Terry Gilliam (Brazil, Twelve Monkeys) began work on his film The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, an adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes’ famous novel The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, starring Johnny Depp, Vanessa Paradis and Jean Rochefor
Josh Reviews House of Gucci
Amazingly, Ridley Scott directed two films that were released in 2021: The Last Duel (which I think is a very strong film that was improperly ignored upon its release) and House of Gucci. I missed House of Gucci in theaters when it was first released, so I’m thrilled to have c
Josh Reviews The Last Duel
Ridley Scott’s film The Last Duel is set in France in the late 1300’s. The film is a re-telling of the story of the feud that erupted between Jean de Carrouges (Matt Damon) and his former friend Jacques Le Gris (Adam Driver) after de Carrouges’ wife Marguerite (Jodie
Josh Reviews The Report
Amazon’s film The Report, written and directed by Scott Z. Burns, depicts the years-long process in which the Senate Intelligence Committee investigated the C.I.A.’s use of torture of detainees after September 11th. The investigation was led by Daniel Jones, a staffer f
Josh Reviews Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Walking out of J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens in 2015, I was thrilled. It felt like a joyous return to the fun spirit of the original Star Wars films, something the dour, talky Prequels felt like they’d forgotten. But after a little time thinking about it,
Josh Reviews Star Wars: The Last Jedi!
Star Wars: The Last Jedi, written and directed by Rian Johnson, is not at all the film that I expected it to be. It is very different from The Force Awakens, but a satisfying continuation of the story that film began. The film is exciting, suspenseful, and emotional. It is funny
Catching Up on 2016: Josh Reviews Midnight Special
Jeff Nichols, amazingly, wrote and directed not one but two films that were released in 2016. The second was Loving, a magnificent drama about Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple forbidden from marrying in Virginia, whose case eventually came before the Supreme Court i
Josh Reviews Star Wars: The Force Awakens!
I don’t remember a time in my life in which I didn’t know about and love Star Wars. I was a little kid when the original films came out, and by the time I really remember it, Star Wars was already a complete thing. Three films: Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and R
Josh Reviews This is Where I Leave You
This is Where I Leave You is written by Jonathan Tropper, adapting his book of the same name, and directed by Shawn Levy, who has directed many popular comedic films, none of which I have ever had any interest in seeing. (These films include the two Cheaper By the Dozen films, the S
Josh Reviews Inside Llewyn Davis
Inside Llewyn Davis is another home run from the Coen Brothers. I found the film to be emotionally wrenching, an unflinching look at the pain, heartbreak, and rejection that so often accompanies the men and women who try to create art (be that music, paintings, film, etc.). ItR