Articles by Josh Weiss

With its orchestral overture, 15-minute intermission, three-plus hour running time, and 70mm film photography, Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight” alludes to the epic historical films…

Brian Helgeland is no stranger to impressive periods and figures of the 20th century. He wrote the screenplay for the 1997 neo-noir “L.A. Confidential,” which…

I once heard a Holocaust survivor say that movies made about the Nazis’ atrocities during World War II are only ever just movies, as they…

In an age when spectacle almost always trumps story in film, it’s sometimes easy to forget that movie magic starts with the characters. If you…

It’s quite a feat when a “James Bond” movie “out-Bonds” itself. The franchise is one of the most enduring in cinematic history, forging an iconic…

Steven Spielberg has tackled the Civil War, the First World War, the Second World War and even the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It was only a matter…

In space, no one can hear you scream. Well, not quite. All you need to do is fix a defunct Mars rover from the ‘90s…

With his latest performance as James “Whitey” Bulger in “Black Mass,” Johnny Depp joins the ranks of Hollywood’s gangsters of cinema’s Golden Age such as…

Believe it or not, “Mission: Impossible” can trace its roots all the way back in the 1960s or B.T.: Before Tom Cruise. However, for the…

Marvel should stick to its lesser-known properties more often. They come with less baggage and expectations than crowd favorites like “The Incredible Hulk,” “Captain America,”…