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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.

• "Lass is More" Looks at "Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens"

  By Josh Lasser on March 29, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  We all experience fear in this world. The question is what we do about it, how do we address our fears? I have experience fear for years in regards to my son. I love the lad, but his enthusiasm for… Read More ›

• Movie Review: "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice"

  By Josh Lasser on March 24, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  There are a number of complaints that have been leveled against Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel.” Outside of its tone and a distinct lack of color, they tend to deal with stuff like the director having so much destruction rain… Read More ›

• Movie Review: "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2"

  By Josh Lasser on March 23, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  As much as I don’t want to oversell it, the original “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” is a massive success both creatively and at the box office. According to Box Office Mojo, a production budget of $5 million turned into… Read More ›

• "Lass is More" Chats with "They’re Watching" Co-Directors Jay Lender and Micah Wright

  By Josh Lasser on March 22, 2016 • ( 4 )

  

  Sometimes movies are easy to define — it’s a comedy, it’s a drama. Sometimes they’re basic combinations of these things — it’s a horror-comedy, it’s a dramedy. Other times, it can be much more difficult. So, when I talked to… Read More ›

• "10 Cloverfield Lane" Interviews with J.J. Abrams, Dan Trachtenberg, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead

  By Josh Lasser on March 16, 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  So, I sat down about two hours ago to write up a brief little introduction to my interviews with J.J. Abrams, Dan Trachtenberg, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead.  These were originally recorded for IGN last week and I think they came… Read More ›

• "Lass is More" Looks at "Zootopia" and "The Peanuts Movie"

  By Josh Lasser on March 15, 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  I can tell you exactly where I was and what was happening the first time my daughter laughed.  My son, however, was born laughing and hasn’t stopped since.  For him, everything is funny.  Everything is a joke. What he laughs… Read More ›

• Movie Review: "The Brothers Grimsby"

  By Josh Lasser on March 10, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Sacha Baron Cohen has a particular brand of humor. Imagine a Venn diagram of scatological humor, sexual humor, and race/religious humor. The movies Cohen has written and starred in have a tendency to sit right at the center of that… Read More ›

• "Lass is More" Thinks "The Big Short" Comes up… Short

  By Josh Lasser on March 8, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  If you ask me–and you’re reading this so there’s a fair probability that you do–as good as “The Big Short” is, it still is missing something.  The Oscar-winning movie does a great job at getting people all riled up (I… Read More ›

• Movie Review: "London has Fallen"

  By Josh Lasser on March 4, 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  If you watched my IGN video about “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny” last week, you saw me lament that I was complaining that a sequel wasn’t as good as the original. I am happy today to tell you… Read More ›

• Movie Review: "The Wave" (2016)

  By Josh Lasser on March 3, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Never let it be said that the Hollywood disaster film formula is not easily transposable to other nations. This Friday, March 4, the Norwegian film, “The Wave” rides into US theaters and on demand and for better or worse, Roar… Read More ›

• "Lass is More" Does not get Political with "99 Homes"

  By Josh Lasser on March 1, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  After a week without publishing a new episode, “Lass is More” is back today and, quite frankly, is lamenting the world. Why? Have you seen it lately; should you really be asking? I would argue–I do argue–that today’s episode isn’t… Read More ›

• "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny" – Watch as I Express my Distress

  By Josh Lasser on February 27, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  I hate saying that a sequel shouldn’t have bee made, but I having watched “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny,” I will say that the movie would have been better as a separate effort and not a part of… Read More ›

• Movie Review: "Eddie the Eagle"

  By Josh Lasser on February 23, 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  The sports film is a very popular genre, and why shouldn’t it be? People love feel-good movies, and there is little in this world that is more feel good than watching the little guy overcome all obstacles and succeed where… Read More ›

• "Lass is More" Offers Second Part of "Rolling Papers" Interview with Ricardo Baca

  By Josh Lasser on February 19, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  As you may recall, earlier this week we gave you the first part of our “Rolling Papers” interview.  It featured the director of the marijuana legalization documentary, Mitch Dickman, and the editor of The Denver Post’s cover of marijuana, Ricardo… Read More ›

• Movie Review: "Tumbledown" (2016)

  By Josh Lasser on February 18, 2016 • ( 3 )

  

  With apologies, this is one of those reviews where I’m going to get into spoiler territory. Why? Because I loved so much of what Sean Mewshaw’s “Tumbledown” was doing and then it took a turn and really let me down…. Read More ›

• Movie Review: "Steve Jobs"

  By Josh Lasser on February 17, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

  Watching “Steve Jobs,” which is now out on Blu-ray and nominated for two Academy Awards, Best Actor (Michael Fassbender) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Kate Winslet), is both a great and terrible experience. Based on Walter Isaacson’s book,… Read More ›

• "Lass is More" Talks with Mitch Dickman and Ricardo Baca of "Rolling Papers"

  By Josh Lasser on February 16, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  Last week, Josh spent some time on the phone with Mitch Dickman, the director of the upcoming documentary, “Rolling Papers,” which is available in theaters and on demand on this Friday, February 19th.  A long discussion, we have opted to… Read More ›

• Movie Review: "Zoolander 2"

  By Josh Lasser on February 11, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  There have been almost 15 years between “Zoolander” films, with the first releasing in late September of 2001 and the second hitting theaters this week. Put another way, there have been not one, not two, but three “Star Wars” films… Read More ›

• "Lass is More" on "Grandma" and Grandmothers

  By Josh Lasser on February 9, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  It is wholly unintentional, I assure you, but today’s podcast again has to do with love.  Seriously, as we approach Valentine’s Day I would have tried to avoid it if I had thought about it, but I didn’t and hear… Read More ›

• Movie Review: "Deadpool" (2016)

  By Josh Lasser on February 8, 2016 • ( 5 )

  

  Ryan Reynolds and director Tim Miller have been promising since they got the green light on “Deadpool” that they weren’t going to make your average comic book superhero movie. Well, for better or worse, they delivered on that promise. Generally… Read More ›