Josh Ralske

Josh Ralske TV Guide Mar 27, 2015 3/5 Coming from any other filmmaker, Wendy and Lucy's relatively clear-eyed and unsentimental tale of woe might be considered a minor triumph, but from one of Reichardt's unique talents, it is something of a letdown. Go to Full Review Wendy and Lucy (2008) 85% 67%

Josh Ralske TV Guide Mar 20, 2013 3.5/4 It is full of so much humor, grace, and unexpected detail, and arrives in such a truthful place, that in the end it's far more enthralling than the typical rags-to-riches tale one might have anticipated. Go to Full Review Sugar (2008) 93% 79%

Josh Ralske TV Guide Oct 10, 2012 3/4 If you don't get a kick out of watching doomed babysitter Samantha put on that portable cassette player and dance around that creepy house to the strains of the Fixx's "One Thing Leads to Another," you might need a course in Horror Appreciation 101. Go to Full Review The House of the Devil (2009) 86% 63%

Josh Ralske All Movie Guide Dec 11, 2007 6/10 The film is only sporadically funny, and it's frequently in poor taste, but it's got energy to spare, and Gyllenhaal's performance gives it a soul. Go to Full Review Bubble Boy (2001) 32% 48%

Josh Ralske All Movie Guide Oct 31, 2007 7/10 [The] film's real service is in explicating how the media's inability to inform audiences and reflect the political spectrum of our culture is a systemic problem. Go to Full Review Spin (1995) - - 100%

Josh Ralske All Movie Guide Oct 26, 2007 6/10 A near-perfect time capsule of a specific moment in our culture, and a telling analysis of instant celebrity and the fickleness of youth culture. Go to Full Review Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator (2003) 81% 75%

Josh Ralske All Movie Guide Oct 26, 2007 5/10 There's such a wealth of genuine anger and sadness underlying the film that it transcends [its] flaws. Go to Full Review The Education of Sonny Carson (1974) - - 80%

Josh Ralske All Movie Guide Oct 26, 2007 5/10 If Stevie didn't seem like such a real and basically ordinary teen, the film wouldn't be so compelling. Go to Full Review Pups (1999) 90% 73%

Josh Ralske All Movie Guide Oct 26, 2007 6/10 A moving and troubling documentary. Go to Full Review American Experience: RFK (2004) 80% 60%

Josh Ralske All Movie Guide Oct 26, 2007 5/10 A strange, but compelling amalgam of art film and homage to the American International Pictures biker flicks of the 1960s. Go to Full Review The Loveless (1983) 77% 61%

Josh Ralske All Movie Guide Oct 26, 2007 5/10 A film that critiques our obsession with celebrity while simultaneously exploiting it. Go to Full Review Mayor of the Sunset Strip (2003) 87% 77%

Josh Ralske All Movie Guide Oct 26, 2007 7/10 A thoughtful and clever examination by the director of his longstanding friendship and creative partnership with the late Klaus Kinski. Go to Full Review My Best Fiend (1999) 78% - -

Josh Ralske All Movie Guide Oct 26, 2007 6/10 Dominic has made a film of heart and intelligence about those subsisting on the margins of society. Go to Full Review Sunshine Hotel (2001) - - 94%

Josh Ralske All Movie Guide Oct 26, 2007 5/10 Cinemania might have been a more edifying experience if it really delved into the roots of this obsession. Go to Full Review Cinemania (2002) 86% 65%

Josh Ralske All Movie Guide Oct 26, 2007 6/10 An ugly, low budget noir that...somehow manages to capture the spirit of Jim Thompson's writing. Go to Full Review The Kill-Off (1989) - - - -

Josh Ralske All Movie Guide Oct 26, 2007 7/10 ...A sustained level of tension that few street dramas can match. Go to Full Review Laws of Gravity (1992) 100% 81%

Josh Ralske All Movie Guide Oct 26, 2007 7/10 A fast-paced documentary that entertains as it informs. Go to Full Review The Trials of Henry Kissinger (2002) 95% 78%

Josh Ralske All Movie Guide Oct 26, 2007 9/10 A fascinating portrait of a filmmaker pushed to the outer edge of sanity... Go to Full Review Burden of Dreams (1982) 92% 91%

Josh Ralske All Movie Guide Aug 5, 2006 4/5 Go to Full Review Masculine-Feminine (1966) 96% 86%

Josh Ralske All Movie Guide Aug 5, 2006 3/5 Go to Full Review The Funeral (1996) 79% 67%