Josh Reviews Dunkirk
In May of 1940, German forces had trapped the British Expeditionary Force, along with French and Belgian soldiers, along the northern French coast. The Allied troops pulled back to Dunkirk, but efforts at evacuation were at first thwarted by the German Luftwaffe. In what came to b
Josh Reviews The Revenant
After falling head over heels in love with Alejandro G. Inarritu’s Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) last year, I was delighted to discover that he had another film coming out just a year later. The Revenant stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Glass, a fur trapper he
The Top Twenty Movies of 2015 — Part Four!
And so we arrive, at last, at my five favorite movies of 2015. Click here for part one of my list, numbers twenty through sixteen. Click here for part two of my list, numbers fifteen through eleven. Click here for part three of my list, numbers ten through six. And now, my five
The Top 20 Movies of 2014 — Part Three!
My journey through the Best Movies of 2014 continues! Click here for Part One of my Top 20 Movies of 2014 list, numbers 20-16. Click here for Part Two, numbers 15-11. And now we enter my top ten. Here we go: 10. Top Five — Chris Rock has finally found a movie that equals
The Top 20 Movies of 2014 — Part Two!
We’re exploring my favorite films of 2014! Click here for part one of my list of The Top 20 Movies of 2014! And now, onward… 15. Life Itself — Steve James’ documentary about film critic Roger Ebert is a magnificent love-letter to Mr. Ebert himself, and to
Josh Reviews The Drop
Written by Dennis Lehane (adapting his own short story), The Drop is an extraordinary crime story, one that is hugely compelling and brutally tough. I loved it. Tom Hardy plays Bob, the bartender at a small dive in Brooklyn called Cousin Marv’s. Marv, played by James Gandolf
From the DVD Shelf: Josh Reviews Layer Cake
I saw Layer Cake in the theater, probably because I loved Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and so I was excited for another British crime flick, and because the great Colm Meaney (who I had grown to love because of his years portraying Miles Edward O’Brien on Star Trek: The
Josh Reviews The Dark Knight Rises
Although I really enjoyed Batman Begins, I wasn’t quite prepared for just how spectacular the follow-up, The Dark Knight, was going to be. I didn’t expect it, and that film knocked me flat. I’ve revisited The Dark Knight several times in the last few years (I jus
Josh Reviews Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
I was absolutely taken with the 1979 BBC miniseries adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, starring Sir Alec Guiness, which I watched just a few weeks ago. It was terrific preparation for the equally wonderful feature film adaptation of John le Carré’s spy novel, starring G
Josh Reviews Inception!
Thank goodness – finally a good movie! I was beginning to think that Toy Story 3 was going to be the only bright spot in this rather dismal summer of movies. With Inception, writer/director Christopher Nolan reunites a great many members of his Batman ensemble (Michael Caine, Cillia