Josh Bids Farewell to The Americans!
I started watching The Americans very soon after I’d finished watching Breaking Bad, and right away from the pilot episode I was struck by the similarity of the set-up: Philip and Elizabeth Jennings had to hide their criminal activities from Stan Beeman, their FBI-agent neighbor
Josh Reviews The Americans Season Five
After the end of The Americans season four, it was announced that the show was being renewed for two additional seasons that would wrap up the story. I love that, in today’s television landscape, more and more serialized dramas are being allowed the time to end their stories p
Josh Reviews The Americans Season Four
While there are many shows that take a while to find themselves, The Americans was strong right out of the gate. I was hooked very quickly in the first season, and the show has continued to develop and deepen. The recently concluded fourth season was superb, very possibly the show
Late to the Party: Josh Reviews The Americans Season Three!
I loved season one and season two of The Americans, so of course I had to continue ahead with season three. I am thrilled to have caught up with this great show in advance of the start of season four, which begins soon! One of my favorite story-lines from the end of season two was [
Late to the Party: Josh Reviews The Americans Season Two!
After hearing rave reviews for The Americans for years, I was pleased to finally have a chance to watch season one a few months ago. I thought it was pretty great (click here for my review) and so didn’t waste too much time before moving on to season two. The continuing stor
Late to the Party: Josh Reviews The Americans: Season One
I’ve been reading praise for The Americans for several years now, so I’m glad to have finally found the time to dive in myself with their first thirteen-episode season. The Americans stars Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys as Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, a husband-and-wife
Josh Reviews Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
I have been troubled by the popularization, over the past several years, of the idea of a “reboot” as a way to keep franchises evergreen and continually making money for the corporations that own them. I think there are times when a reboot is foolishly chosen whereas a c
From the DVD Shelf: Mission: Impossible III (2006)
I really enjoyed the Brad Bird-directed fourth installment in Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible series (click here for my review), and that made me want to go back and watch the third installment. I’d really enjoyed Mission Impossible III back when it was released, and it
Animation Update! Josh reviews the final Futurama adventure and DC’s new Wonder Woman film!
Two rather high-profile new direct-to-DVD animation projects have been released recently — but are they worth your time and hard-earned dollars? Well read on, true believers! Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder — And so, once again, we bid farewell to Futurama. Matt G