Josh Spiegel
School
Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University
Expertise
Disney Parks, Streaming Comedy Series, Action/Sci-Fi Movies
- Josh has written two books focused on Disney and Pixar.
- He co-hosted the Disney movie podcast "Mousterpiece Cinema" for nine years.
- Outlets like The Washington Post and The Wrap have sought Josh's expertise as a Disney-focused consultant.
Experience
Josh has worked as a pop-culture journalist and editor for two decades. He's written for outlets such as /Film, Polygon, The Hollywood Reporter, The Washington Post, and more. He has also served as Reviews Editor at Sound on Sight, and was Editor-in-Chief at Movie Mezzanine.
Education
Josh received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Arizona State University, and his Master of Arts degree in English from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona.
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Stories By Josh Spiegel
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Kurt Russell has starred in a whole lot of Disney movies, many of them when he was quite young. Here's our ranking of each and every one.
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The impending arrival of Universal Studios' Epic Universe makes it a tangible (and terrifying) reality for its biggest theme park competitor: Disney.
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Lightning Lanes have been around at Disney Parks for a while, but you'll soon have to lighten your wallet even more for the Lightning Lane Premier Pass.
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Amidst its not-so-great sequels and spinoffs, DreamWorks Animation has made some genuinely solid films. Here's our ranking of the studio's best works.
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Tim Burton's characters are often as big as a movie itself. Here are the 11 best character performances in Burton's filmography.
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Tim Burton has created otherworldly characters and creatures, but we've narrowed down his 10 very best.
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One of the most hated theme park rides of the modern era replaced a Beetlejuice-hosted stage show at Universal Studios.
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Disney World is adding new attractions that include a Cars ride, but it's coming at a high cost - one that has Disney park enthusiasts up in arms.
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Some actors have managed to give instantly classic movie performances in less than 20 minutes of screentime. Here are the best ones ranked.
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There's a lot more to the Alien movies than the Xenomorph. Here are the best characters in the franchise.
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With Alien: Romulus in theaters today, we've pitted the new film up against 10 other horror franchise revivals and cooked up a ranking for your enjoyment.
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From 1970s classics to bombastic 1990s action films (and maybe even some more modern entries), here is our ranking of the best natural disaster movies.
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Hollywood has a habit of hiring indie directors to direct big budget blockbusters. Here's our list of the 10 best movies that have emerged from that practice.
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In honor of the Twister sequel Twisters hitting theaters, here are the 10 best blockbuster performances by character actors ranked.
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With Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F hitting Netflix this week, we went ahead and ranked the entire Beverly Hills Cop franchise.
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With Inside Out 2 now in theaters, let's take a look at the 10 best Pixar characters from the company's nearly 30-year history. Did your favorite make the list?
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George Miller is Hollywood's thunder from Down Under, so here are all of his feature films, ranked.
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The Fall Guy is jam-packed with wild, death-defying stunts. Here are the wildest 10 stunts in the new Ryan Gosling action flick, ranked.
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Migration rarely approaches a level of excitement or creativity that might be hoped for with a big-budget animated feature. Here's our review.
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Blitz Bazawule and a cast of talented performers do their best, but The Color Purple musical adaptation doesn't quite work. Read our review here.
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians may yet win an audience, but feels like a somewhat dull echo of the film that preceded it by a decade. Here's our review.
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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget is a charming sequel that reminds us that Aardman's stop-motion animation is worth the wait. Here's our review,
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Andre Braugher's role on Brooklyn Nine-Nine was a revelation, and a reinvention of a great actor who had already established himself in another cop show.
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The Boy and the Heron is one of the year's best films, and hopefully not Hayao Miyazaki's last masterpiece.
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Instead of watching the new Disney animated musical Wish, you'd be better off watching any number of Disney's actual animated classics. Here's our review.
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The comedy Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain is a hit-or-miss affair, but one that hits slightly more than it misses.
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Charm doesn't make an animated film perfect, but as the animated Adam Sandler movie Leo proves, it can make for an entertaining time for the whole family.