Category Archives: Josh’s Reviews

  Terminator Genisys  * (out of 5) Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, J.K. Simmons, Byung-hun Lee, Matt Smith, Dayo Okeniyi, and Courtney B. Vance Written by: Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier; based on characters created by … Continue reading →

   The Film Fan Perspective’s 20 Favorite Films In “celebration” of the fact that my blog still exists after two years, I’d like to share with the readers the movies that are closest to my heart and mind.  You may … Continue reading →

Jurassic World  **1/2 (out of 5) Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D’Onofrio, Nick Robinson, Ty Simpkins, Irrfan Khan, Omar Sy, B.D. Wong, Jake Johnson, Lauren Lapkus, and Judy Greer Written by: Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Derek Connolly, and … Continue reading →

  Aloha  *** (out of 5) Starring: Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, John Krasinski, Danny McBride, Alec Baldwin, Dennis “Bumpy” Kanahele, Danielle Rose Russel, Jaeden Lieberher, and Bill Murray Written and directed by: Cameron Crowe   **POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD** … Continue reading →

  Mad Max: Fury Road  **** (out of 5) Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Zoe Kravitz, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Abbey Lee, Courtney Eaton, Riley Keough, Nathan Jones, Josh Helman, and Hugh Keays-Byrne Written by: George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, and … Continue reading →

  Poltergeist (2015)  ** (out of 5) Starring: Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jared Harris, Jane Adams, Saxon Sharbino, Kyle Catlett, and Kennedi Clements Written by: David Lindsay-Abaire Directed by: Gil Kenan    **POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD** Remakes, reboots, re-envisionings, re-tellings.  It’s what … Continue reading →

  Poltergeist (1982)  ***** (out of 5) Starring: Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins, Richard Lawson, Martin Casella, James Karen, Heather O’Rourke, and Zelda Rubenstein Written by: Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais, and Mark Victor Directed … Continue reading →

  Hot Pursuit  ** (out of 5) Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Sofia Vergara, Matthew Del Negro, Michael Mosley, Robert Kazinsky, Richard T. Jones, John Carroll Lynch, Vincent Laresca, Joaquin Cosio, Jim Gaffigan, and Mike Birbiglia Written by: David Feeney and John … Continue reading →

Ex Machina  ***** (out of 5) Starring: Domnhall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Sonoya Mizuno, and Oscar Isaac Written and directed by: Alex Garland   Apart from the occasionally palatable scientist (Neil DeGrasse Tyson comes to mind), the field of technology and science finds … Continue reading →