Revisiting Barry Levinson’s Avalon
Barry Levinson’s Avalon charts the journey of a Jewish immigrant family, the Krichinskys, in Baltimore throughout the 1940s and ’50s. Armin Mueller-Stahl stars as Sam Krichinsky, who immigrates from Poland to Baltimore in 1941. We follow Sam and his extended family, es
Josh Reviews Injustice
Injustice is the latest DC animated movie, based on the videos game Injustice: Gods Among Us, as well as the variety of comic book series that expanded upon those games. (The film’s credits specifically site the comic book series Injustice: Gods Among Us: Year One by Tom Tayl
Josh Reviews Kevin Smith’s Red State
As I wrote recently in my review of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, for the first decade or so of Kevin Smith’s film career I was a huge fan. I still have a lot of love in my heart for his first run of films: Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, and Jay and Silent Bob […]
Josh Reviews The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season Three!
In the third season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Midge is on tour, opening up for the popular singer Shy Baldwin. Susie remains at her side, while also working to keep her second major client happy: famous female comedian Sophie Lennon. Sophie wants Susie to turn her dream of s
Catching Up On 2018: Josh Reviews Song of Back and Neck
Wait, what, I never got around to posting a review of one of my favorite films of 2018? Time to remedy that immediately! I’m talking about Song of Back and Neck, the small, sweet, funny, weird film written by, directed by, and starring Paul Lieberstein (Toby from The Offic
Catching Up On 2018: Josh Reviews Lez Bomb
Jenna Laurenzo wrote, directed, and stars in the film Lez Bomb. She plays a young woman, Lauren, who is planning on coming out to her parents when she is home with them for Thanksgiving. But as the various family members arrive for the Thanksgiving meal, one event after another k
Josh Reviews The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season Two!
I rather enjoyed the first season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, but I had a smidge of hesitation entering into season two. That first season was a wonderful concoction, fun and original, and it felt like a complete story. Was this a story that had legs, to continue successfully i
Catching Up on 2017: Josh Reviews The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season One
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is the latest show created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, and produced by Ms. Sherman-Palladino and her husband Daniel Palladino, the duo behind Gilmore Girls. Set in New York City in 1958, the show tells the story of Midge Maisel, who discovers that she has an
Josh Reviews Kevin Pollak’s Misery Loves Comedy
As I have written about multiple times, I am a huge fan of Kevin Pollak’s amazing podcast Kevin Pollak’s Chat Show, in which Mr. Pollak sits down for extended (and I mean extended — most of the interviews are about two hours long) conversations with comedians and act
News Around the Net
Prepare to lose the rest of your day. Mad Men screencaps with Parks and Rec quotes. You’re welcome. Who said it: Donald Trump or Lucille Bluth? I am intrigued by this trailer for Jon Favreau’s live-action The Jungle Book. This trailer is gorgeous. Will the film be