Wiser minds (and not) than mine are out there talking about “Mad Men” and what the finale meant and whether it was worth the hype and a worthy ending to the series, so I’m not going to do that here…. Read More ›
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A Look at the Week (or two) Ahead and Some Philosophy
Just a quick little overview of the world today, and I’ll explain why… Remember how a while ago I explained that I had started running? Yes, well that whole thing comes to a culmination this week with a 5K in… Read More ›
"Lass is More" Looks at the Changing Nature of TV
Just a brief introduction this morning before I embed the new minisode… One of the most fascinating things for me to watch is how my children interact with television (or movies). They do so in radically different ways than I… Read More ›
"Lass is More" Minisode 2 – Stop Texting at the Movies
Today’s “Lass is More” minisode delves into one of my most hated topics — the use of a cellphone at the movie theater. If you ask me, we are far too wrapped up in our own lives, in what we… Read More ›
The Junket Interview Learning Curve and why I want to talk to Jamie Foxx Again
I had the oddest of experiences this week – for the first time ever, I walked into a room for an interview at a movie junket and didn’t introduce myself as being from HitFix. Instead, I was from IGN (as… Read More ›
"Lass is More" Minisode 1: The Absurd Cost of Going to the Movies
As a part of the Lass is More podcast, from time to time we’re going to put out a minisode. Rather than being interview based as with the main episodes, these minisodes, generally clocking in at under 10 minutes, are… Read More ›
The "Lass is More" podcast launches with the stars of "Helix"
http://traffic.libsyn.com/lassismore/Lass_is_More_Episode_1_-_Billy_Campbell_and_the_stars_of_Helix.mp3 UPDATE: You can now subscribe to the show directly in iTunes by following this link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lass-is-more-with-josh-lasser/id958811372 UPDATE 2: Due to computer error, the entire original post for this has been lost. It is a horribly embarrassing moment due, in… Read More ›
Good Media Manners – The loud music blues
Dear Good Media Manners, I can’t believe you haven’t tackled one of the great scourges of our society yet – people who listen to music so loud that it bleeds through their headphones so everyone around can hear it. I… Read More ›
On being happy despite career ups and downs
Earlier today, I ran a series of tweets about my life, my career, and my view of the world. For simplicity’s sake, I have compiled them below. As with everyone else, 2014 was full of huge highs and big lows:… Read More ›
Would I rather be a Balki or a Larry and why that’s an important question
I have had a lot of time to think lately, and over the weekend a question struck me – would I rather be Balki or Larry? No matter how much I tried to dismiss it, I couldn’t shake the question… Read More ›
We’re Back
The time has come to start updating The TV and Film Guy’s Reviews on a more regular basis. Look for this space to contain my thoughts on all things media related — no holds barred, no punches pulled, no something… Read More ›
Virtua Tennis 4 – Bomb Tennis, Anyone?
Although I don’t play tennis, it has always appeared to be one of those games which is easy games to play horribly and horrendously difficult to play well. If you can’t manage to hit the ball in tennis, it’s not… Read More ›
Hector: Badge of Carnage and the Case of the Horrific Bug
It may be an old cliché, but the truth of the matter is that first impressions do count. The way something or someone catches your eye that first time around does make a difference. This is unquestionably true for videogames… Read More ›
Back to the Future – The Game: Episode Four — Time to go Back to the Drawing Board
As I stated in my review of the last episode of Back to the Future: The Game, by this point in time, if you haven’t already purchased the game you’re either not going to or waiting until you see whether… Read More ›
We Could be Siege Heroes if Just for one day
Angry Birds, didn’t exactly create a genre of games, but it certainly did popularize one. In fact, in a press release for their newest title, Siege Hero, Armor Games is quick to point out that the game’s predecessor, Crush the… Read More ›
Upstairs, Downstairs, or Maybe a Little of Each – The Complete Series 40th Anniversary Edition
Sometimes I am faced with a review so monumental I don’t quite know how to begin. Normally this occurs with some sort of overwhelmingly massive release, a classic television or film series which is so monolithic that it becomes somewhat… Read More ›
ZombieSmash! – Another way to Prepare for the Coming Zombie Apocalypse
I’ve told you this before, but I remain ever more convinced of this fact, the zombie apocalypse (or zombiepocalypse if you will) is coming. I don’t know when it’s going to start, but I do know that television shows and… Read More ›
Legitimizing Videogames: All Your Base are Belong to us by Harold Goldberg
Videogames have, slowly but surely, crept into our daily lives. Even excluding the recent woeful news about Sony’s issues with the PlayStation Network, television shows, movies, and other forms of media have made fairly regular mention of videogames. Games have… Read More ›
Exploring Kidlandia and Loving it
I have a nearly five-year-old daughter, and she is of the inquisitive type. A day with her is a nonstop barrage of questions followed by her own personal extrapolations based on the answers to the questions. I wouldn’t call her… Read More ›
(Said in a Yell) Mortal Kombat!
Back when I was in high school, more years ago than I care to remember, I had an English teacher who liked students to write short papers. He would tell us this on a fairly regular basis and would always… Read More ›
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