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So… Back to the Future: The Musical is coming to Broadway in June 2023…? Great Scott! It seems like a ludicrous notion, but I must admit this trailer is sort of endearing. The actor playing Marty sounds exactly like Michael J. Fox when we hear him say “a time mac
Josh Reviews Encanto
In Encanto, we meet Mirabel Madrigal, who belongs to a multi-generational Colombian family. Every member of her family has been blessed with a special magical ability… except her. When circumstances force Mirabel to question the true nature and purpose of the magic that has
Josh Reviews Vivo
In Vivo, the new Netflix animated film, Lin-Manuel Miranda voices the titular Vivo, a singing kinkajou who lives in Havana, Cuba, and performs on the street with his friend, the musician Andrés Hernández. One day,Andrés receives a letter from Marta, the love of his life who wen
Josh Reviews In the Heights
I watched In the Heights on HBO Max and I loved it! The film was directed by John M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians), based on the musical by Quiara Alegría Hudes and Lin-Manuel Miranda. I’ve never seen the musical on stage, and I have been very excited to see this film version e
Josh Enjoys Song Exploder’s Spotlight on Lin-Manuel Miranda and “Wait for It”
Song Exploder, created by Hrishikesh Hirway, began as a podcast. Each episode focuses on the development of a specific song/piece of music. It’s now also become a half-hour TV show on Netflix. The first batch of four episodes launched in September. The next four arrive
Josh Reviews His Dark Materials Season One
Philip Pullman’s fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials was originally published between 1995-2000. The first book, The Golden Compass, had previously been adapted into a mediocre movie back in 2007. Now, the BBC and HBO have adapted that first book, The Golden Compass, into an
Josh Reviews Mary Poppins Returns
Set twenty-five years after the original Mary Poppins, the new film Mary Poppins Returns picks up the story of the Banks children, Jane and Michael, now all grown up. Michael has three children, but his wife has recently passed away. Jane has basically moved in with him, but still
Josh Reviews Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season Nine!
I thought for sure that we’d seen the end of Curb Your Enthusiasm, but after a hiatus of six years, the longest break in the series’ history (and the longest break I can think of in between series of a show that was not officially cancelled), lo and behold, we got a ninth season o