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Josh Lasser is a freelance entertainment reporter/critic. His work has appeared in print, online, and perhaps one day in book form.

• Movie Review: “The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part”

  By Josh Lasser on February 7, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The first “LEGO Movie” proved to all the doubters out there that basing a film on a toy does not automatically mean that what is being put on screen has to be a disappointment. Now, after a spinoff movie starring LEGO… Read More ›

• Movie Review: “Cold Pursuit”

  By Josh Lasser on February 6, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  It was all the way back in 2009 that the Liam Neeson film “Taken” hit theaters, and it become clear at that moment that Neeson has a very particular set of skills involving gripping portrayals in dark action thrillers.  Neeson… Read More ›

• “Nutcracker and the Four Realms” Tries Really Hard

  By Josh Lasser on February 5, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Listen, not every idea you have is going to work.  It would be amazing if it did, but it just isn’t going to.  That is the reality of the world in which we live. It is wonderful to see a… Read More ›

• Movie Review: “Miss Bala” (2019)

  By Josh Lasser on February 1, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Ostensibly, the Gina Rodriguez starring “Miss Bala” offers a great lead role for the actress, one with a strong female character in the middle of everything.  This is a movie about a makeup artist, Gloria (Rodriguez), finding herself caught between… Read More ›

• Movie Review: “Arctic” (2019)

  By Josh Lasser on January 30, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  After the dark backgrounded opening titles, “Arctic” opens on an exceptionally bright scene.  People may blink and turn away as their eyes adjust to this new reality.  It is the only time during the entire affair that they will turn… Read More ›

• Talking “Then Came You” with Peter Hutchings

  By Josh Lasser on January 29, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The new film “Then Came You” finds itself in the difficult position of having to balance a potentially dark drama with far lighter moments.  It is a difficult tone to shoot for, but director Peter Hutchings and his cast, which… Read More ›

• Movie Review: “The Kid who Would be King

  By Josh Lasser on January 23, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  Whether it is “The Goonies” or “WarGames” or “E.T.” or “Labyrinth” or “Flight of the Navigator” or any number of other movies, the 1980s were a great time for a kid to watch other kids on the big screen and fall… Read More ›