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“Marriage Story” Review by Josh Davis

January 6, 2020 7:37 am |

From writer/director Noah Baumbach (“The Squid and the Whale” and “Francis Ha”), “Marriage Story” focuses on the painful divorce of Charlie and Nicole. The couple, played by mega-actors Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, met while Charlie was a young director and Nicole was fresh off a starring role in a teen comedy ala “American Pie.”...

“The Mandalorian” Chapter 1 Review by Josh Davis (SPOILERS)

Published by Leftover Brian

November 14, 2019 7:46 am |

“The Mandalorian” is the first-ever live action Star Wars television show, and it certainly looks the part. From the opening scene, it’s clear this is a big-budget space western that seamlessly combines the lived-in practical effects of the 1970s and the latest and greatest in CGI. The title character, played by Pedro Pascal (Oberyn “The...

“The End of the F***ing World” Season 2 Review by Josh Davis

Published by Leftover Brian

November 14, 2019 7:12 am |

In the opening voiceover of Season One, James (Alex Lawther, “The Imitation Game”) tell us his name and age, and offers, “and I’m pretty sure I’m a psychopath.” As a child, he once stuck his hand in a deep fryer to try and feel something, and later graduated to killing animals for sport. When that...

“The Morning Show” Review by Josh Davis

Published by Leftover Brian

November 14, 2019 7:02 am |

“The Morning Show,” one of flagships of Apple TV+, wants to be an Aaron Sorkin prestige show, but comes off closer to “Melrose Place” than “The West Wing.” The show looks great. Showrunner Mimi Leder (“The Leftovers,” “Shameless”) directs the first two episodes and the cast is stacked with A- Listers and prestige actors, including...

“Jojo Rabbit” Review by Josh Davis

Published by Leftover Brian

November 3, 2019 10:08 am |

That writer/director Taika Waititi even got “Jojo Rabbit” made is a miracle. The film is loosely based on Christine Leunens’s novel “Caging Skies,” a critically acclaimed dramatic work about a Viennese member of the Hitler Youth during World War II who discovers his parents are hiding a young Jewish girl in their home. The movie,...