Watching Joshua, I was struck with the sense of no longer being in this time period — even though the movie is set in present day Manhattan. There's something old-fashioned, slow-building and just-under-the-surface eerie about the film, and in that way it differs from your average mainstream thriller. Not much happens, and the gradual building of suspense requires quite a bit of patience. But Read more

Personally, I think there are few things creepier than little kids acting all spooky. Maybe it's because I think of kids as being loud and energetic, so when they dress like little businessmen and look at me with that solemn, unblinking gaze, it gives me the chills. Such is the case in Joshua, a thriller that earned much acclaim earlier this year at Sundance. As IMDB describes it, "The arrival Read more