Josh Reviews Lightyear
In the Pixar film Lightyear, Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear and his partner Alisha Hawthorne are assigned to shepherd a group of colonists to the planet that will serve as their new home. But when their ship crash-lands on an unknown, hostile world, Buzz devotes himself to finding a wa
Josh Reviews Turning Red
In the new Pixar film Turning Red, we meet Meilin Lee, a 13 year old Chinese-Canadian girl, living in Toronto in 2002. Mei is extremely close with her mother and has a tight group of friends at school. She’s an overachiever, and she works hard to make her family — espe
Josh Reviews Soul
Pixar’s latest masterpiece is Soul, which was released to Disney+ late last month. In the film, Jamie Foxx plays Joe Gardner, a middle-aged African American man who teaches music to kids in New York City. Joe lives and breathes music, and dreams of becoming a successful jazz
Josh’s Favorite Movies of 2019 — Part Two!
Yesterday I began my look back at my favorite movies of 2019! Shall we continue…? 15. Brittany Runs a Marathon — In Amazon Studios’ film, Jillian Bell (The Night Before, Office Christmas Party) stars as Brittany, a single young woman living in New York who, after
News Around the Net
Let’s begin with the upcoming movie that I am most excited to see (OK, after Endgame, I guess): I am so excited to finally see What We Left Behind, a documentary looking back at my favorite of all the Star Trek series: Deep Space Nine! I backed the kickstarter that funded this
Josh’s Favorite Movies of 2018 — Part Two!
On Friday I began my list of my Favorite Movies of 2018! Onwards: 15. The Year of Spectacular Men — Madelyn Deutch wrote and stars in The Year of Spectacular Men as an upbeat but somewhat lost young woman, Izzy. The film co-stars Madelyn’s sister, Zoey Deutch, as Izzy
Josh Reviews Incredibles 2
Back in 2004, Brad Bird’s The Incredibles was a revelation — an extraordinary animated film that was gorgeous and funny and moving. It was a major change of pace for Pixar (it was their first film with human beings as the main characters), and it was also, in the era bef
Josh’s Favorite Movies of 2017 — Part Two!
Click here for part one of my list of my Favorite Movies of 2017! Let’s continue… 15. Coco — Once again, the mad geniuses at Pixar have crafted a film that is fun, visually stunning, and emotionally complex. The “hook” of the film is young MiguelR
Josh Reviews Coco
In Pixar’s latest masterpiece, Coco, we meet Miguel, a young boy growing up in a small Mexican town. His family are all shoemakers, and the expectation is that Miguel will follow in their footsteps (pun sort-of intended) and take up the family profession. But Miguel secretly lon
The Top Twenty Movies of 2016 — Part Two!
On Wednesday I began my list of my Top Twenty Movies of 2016! Let’s continue: 15. Weiner — It’s remarkable that this film exists. For some reason, disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner allowed a documentary crew full access to himself, his family, and his pol