Author Archives

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

• A Look Back at this Year

  By Josh Lasser on December 4, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  The world is full of good and bad. That’s just kind of how it is. About a year ago, I got “downsized” from my full-time job and started going down the freelance route. As much as I wouldn’t have chosen… Read More ›

• Lass is More is Disappointed with "Good Dinosaur," but not "Minions"

  By Josh Lasser on December 1, 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  Sometimes it feels like Pixar has sprinkled magic dust over our memories.  Their name seems synonymous with great animated fare, but as of late they’ve been more miss than hit.  Yes, “Inside Out” is fantastic, an utterly brilliant movie but… Read More ›

• “Lass is More” Hates Guilty Pleasures but loves "Bad Boys"

  By Josh Lasser on November 24, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  We at “Lass is More” hate the term “guilty pleasure.”  We find it repugnant.  Have the courage of your conviction.  If you want to watch nothing but “Real Housewives” for the rest of your life, stand up and say you… Read More ›

• Movie Review: "The Night Before" (2015)

  By Josh Lasser on November 20, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Being funny isn’t always enough. Or, maybe more accurately, being occasionally funny isn’t enough. At least for movies. If a person is occasionally funny and not a complete drag the rest of the time, that’s probably acceptable. It doesn’t work… Read More ›

• "Lass is More" Finds Comfort in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"

  By Josh Lasser on November 17, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  Let’s face it, the news from the world hasn’t been great as of late (when is it?).  And movies provide one way of taking break from all the awful that is out there.  I don’t advocate sticking your head in… Read More ›

• "The 33" & "By the Sea" – I say Pass on Both

  By Josh Lasser on November 13, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  If you head over to IGN today, you can read my reviews of both “The 33” and “By the Sea.”  Not to spoil those pieces, but I’ll tell you right here and now that I was disappointed by both movies…. Read More ›

• "Lass is More" Revisits Character with "Before we go" & "The End of the Tour"

  By Josh Lasser on November 10, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  On Friday, Lass is More spent its time on character and discussing the importance of character in film.  But, naturally, a few minutes on character isn’t quite enough to tell the full story, so we’re looking at it again this… Read More ›

• "Lass is More" on "The Professional" and "The Fifth Element"

  By Josh Lasser on November 6, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  On the surface, these two movies look pretty different.  Sure they both have Luc Besson as the man at the wheel and they both feature Gary Oldman, but one of these movies is a small story about a small-time hitman… Read More ›

• Movie Review: "The Peanuts Movie"

  By Josh Lasser on November 5, 2015 • ( 5 )

  

  Nostalgia can be a dangerous thing. It offers us a rose-tinted memory off what was rather than a true depiction. Consequently, when we return in the present to that which we are nostalgic for, the potential for disappointment is great… Read More ›

• 007(x3) Weeks of 007 #24 – "Spectre"

  By Josh Lasser on November 4, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  “Spectre.” It is what 007(x3) Weeks of 007 has been buildings towards. One James Bond movie a week for 23 weeks. The good, the bad, the ugly. The trends, the changes, the consistencies. The friends, the villains, the henchmen. The… Read More ›

• "Lass is More" on Legos, "Aladdin," and "Inside Out"

  By Josh Lasser on November 3, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  We have a big discussion today on Lass is More as we look into things that are meant for kids but great for adults too.  Actually, as I’ve said before (and totally mention in the podcast), all the best kids… Read More ›

• 007(x3) Weeks of 007 #23 – "Skyfall"

  By Josh Lasser on November 2, 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  The time has come on 007(x3) Weeks of 007 for “Skyfall,” the last entry of the rewatch and the second-to-last entry overall. Tonight, I see “Spectre” and the plan is to post that review Thursday (if all goes well). Actually,… Read More ›

• "Lass is More" Offers one More Look at Horror

  By Josh Lasser on October 30, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Well, Halloween is tomorrow and apparently there were some folks out there not quite thrilled with my take at a horror discussion earlier in the month.  Consequently, I’ve gone and picked out three other horror recommendations… and this time they… Read More ›

• 007(x3) Weeks of 007 #22 – "Quantum of Solace"

  By Josh Lasser on October 29, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  This is it, or almost it, the third to last entry in 007(x3) Weeks of 007, a series that will end next week with two entries, one on “Skyfall” and one on “Spectre.” First though we have to work our… Read More ›

• "Lass is More," "Jurassic World," "Tomorrowland," and the Apocalypse

  By Josh Lasser on October 27, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Today’s Lass is More looks at the end times, or at least an end times or two postulated in a couple of this summer’s crop of blockbusters that have recently arrived on Blu-ray and DVD. I think it’s actually pretty… Read More ›

• 007(x3) Weeks of 007 #21 – "Casino Royale"

  By Josh Lasser on October 22, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  And so with this week it begins, the final phase of “007(x3) Weeks of 007.” Today, we get to our last Bond, our current Bond, Daniel Craig. His first film, “Casino Royale,” is the reboot of all reboots in the… Read More ›

• "Lass is More" Delves into "Dope" and "Pixels"

  By Josh Lasser on October 20, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  This week’s “Lass is More” minisode takes a gander at two recent blu-ray releases, “Dope” and “Pixels.”  I don’t want to give too much away here about what I’m going to say when you click below to listen, but I’ll… Read More ›

• Revisiting "Jurassic Park" and How Young is too Young

  By Josh Lasser on October 19, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  Several weeks (months) ago, I said that I was going to take my daughter to see “Jurassic Park,” that I thought she was old enough to handle it, that I believed she would have no nightmares, but that I wasn’t… Read More ›

• Movie Review: "Momentum" (2015) Offers Little Excitement

  By Josh Lasser on October 16, 2015 • ( 5 )

  

  Some movies open with such promise, such fun and amusement that you are instantly intrigued. Unfortunately, sometimes these great opening sequences are not followed by anything remotely as enjoyable. Such is the case with Stephen S. Campanelli’s “Momentum” (2015). Starring… Read More ›

• 007(x3) Weeks of 007 #20 – "Die Another Day"

  By Josh Lasser on October 15, 2015 • ( 5 )

  

  This week’s 007(x3) Weeks of 007 features Pierce Brosnan’s much maligned final outing as James Bond, “Die Another Day.” And here’s the thing about the movie – it may be the weakest one Brosnan did but if you look at… Read More ›