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Joseph Joyce

Joseph Joyce is a screenwriter and freelance critic based in Sherman Oaks.

Latest by Joseph Joyce

A photo of the late actor shown in “John Candy: I Like Me.” (Amazon MGM Studios)

John Candy in ‘I Like Me’: Why we found this ‘Everyman’ Catholic so likable

Joseph Joyce|Nov 12, 2025|5 Min Read

Ricky Gervais stars as a dentist who can see ghosts in a scene from the 2008 movie, “Ghost Town.” (IMDB)

Films that take death more seriously than Halloween does

Joseph Joyce|Oct 29, 2025|5 Min Read

Andy plays with his favorite toy Woody in “Toy Story.” (IMDB)

The generational struggle of ‘Toy Story’ 30 years later

Joseph Joyce|Sep 25, 2025|5 Min Read

Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson in “The Naked Gun.” (IMDB)

‘The Naked Gun’ and the beauty of bad taste

Joseph Joyce|Aug 12, 2025|4 Min Read

David Corenswet in "Superman." (IMDB)

New Superman film features a hero trying to be both Moses and Jesus

Joseph Joyce|Jul 28, 2025|5 Min Read

Benicio Del Toro, Michael Cera, and Mia Threapleton in “The Phoenician Scheme.” (IMDB)

‘The Phoenician Scheme’ is almost a Catholic film

Joseph Joyce|Jun 30, 2025|5 Min Read

The Ritual

Al Pacino's 'The Ritual' sticks to the exorcism movie formula

Joseph Joyce|Jun 5, 2025|5 Min Read

A tribute to Pope Leo XIV is displayed before a White Sox game inside the Rate Field baseball stadium in Chicago May 9. The screen incorrectly stated that Leo is the 268th pope (he is the 267th). (OSV News/Carlos Osorio, Reuters)

5 films to help us understand the pope's Chicago

Joseph Joyce|May 20, 2025|5 Min Read

A scene from the animated film, “The King of Kings.” (IMDB)

‘The King of Kings’ balances Gospel fidelity with creativity

Joseph Joyce|Apr 7, 2025|4 Min Read

Kieran Culkin gestures his desired number of children as he accepts the Oscar® for Actor in a Supporting Role during the 97th Oscars® telecast at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2. (Trae Patton/The Academy ©A.M.P.A.S.)

2025 Oscars speeches: From deep meaning to glorious nothingness

Joseph Joyce|Mar 10, 2025|5 Min Read

David Lynch at a red carpet event in Rome in 2017. (Gennaro Leonardi/ Shutterstock)

What made late filmmaker David Lynch a true believer

Joseph Joyce|Jan 27, 2025|5 Min Read

Michael McDonald in a scene from HBO’s “Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary.” (IMDB)

Why Yacht Rock is the zenith of Boomer spirituality

Joseph Joyce|Jan 6, 2025|5 Min Read

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