In 2023, it feels like the movies are truly back; I’ve gone to more movies in theaters this year than I can recall in recent memory, and so many of those have stood out as absolutely fantastic films (even if their box offices don’t always show it). So, here are…

This is the Star Wars I’ve been waiting for my whole life. — I’ve been a fan of Star Wars for about as long as I’ve been alive; I remember my mom recording the movies when they aired on TV when I was a little kid, and I wore those tapes out. I remember getting my first official VHS copies of the movies…

Make it so. — RED ALERT! Major Spoilers for Star Trek: Picard’s final season ahead. RED ALERT! Star Trek is and always will be one of my very favorite franchises. I love it more than Star Wars (sorry, but I do… but I’m still a mega Star Wars fan too). I love it more…

V.E. Schwab’s masterpiece. — I love reading books. Books are, perhaps, my most favorite thing in the world. But I don’t often write reviews about them; to me, books are personal, far more personal than movies or TV shows. While I love to watch stories unfold on the screen, I find that I live…

And I’m not okay with this. — The other day, the news came out that Disney is planning to remove several shows and movies from Disney Plus and Hulu on May 26th. There are quite a few good stories on the list, from The World According to Jeff Goldblum to Stargirl. …

Open your ears! — A week ago, I dislocated my jaw. Again. Dislocation Station My journey through a dislocated jaw.joshuabeckthewriter.medium.com While this wasn’t exactly the most enjoyable experience I’ve had so far this year, it did cause me to pivot back into the world of open-ear headphones. Let me explain. My dislocated jaw was a side effect of having TMJ disorder, which…

My journey through a dislocated jaw. — Take it from me: dislocating your jaw is not fun. And I’ve had the (dis)pleasure of doing it twice. The first time was in 2017; it was late at night, I opened my mouth too wide, and it stuck. Prior to that, I’d had some occasional clicking in my jaw…

The Best Buds of 2022 — It’s been a little while since I’ve done a Battle Royale regarding headphones. …

In July, I wrote about my favorite movies of 2022 so far. But as you’re likely aware, we were only half-way through the year at that point, and thus, a follow-up story was as inevitable as Thanos himself. My Top Movies of 2022 (So Far) Something strange has been happening in 2022; I’ve stopped writing movie reviews.joshuabeckthewriter.medium.com Naturally, here are my other favorite movies from 2022. If you’ve been…