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Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin

Biography

Josh James Brolin (/ˈbroʊlɪn/; born February 12, 1968) is an American actor. A son of actor James Brolin, he gained fame in his youth for his role in the adventure film The Goonies (1985). After years of decline, Brolin had a resurgence with his starring role in the crime film No Country for Old Men (2007). Brolin received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for portraying Dan White in the biopic Milk (2008).

Brolin's career progressed with roles in W. (2008), True Grit (2010), Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010), Men in Black 3 (2012), Oldboy (2013), Inherent Vice (2014), Everest (2015), and Hail, Caesar! (2016). He gained wider recognition for playing Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), including in the films Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019), as well as Cable in Deadpool 2 (2018). Brolin also collaborated with filmmaker Denis Villeneuve in the action thriller Sicario (2015) and in the science fiction films Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024), in which he played Gurney Halleck.

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CritifyHub Reviews Featuring Josh Brolin

Embers of Valor: A Cinematic Tribute to Unseen Heroes

on Only the Brave | Jul 27, 2025

Joseph Kosinski’s Only the Brave (2017) burns with a quiet intensity, weaving a tapestry of sacrifice and camaraderie that honors the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a real-life firefighting crew. The film... Read more

After the Dust Settles: The Weight of Closure in Avengers: Endgame

on Avengers: Endgame | Jul 17, 2025

Avengers: Endgame (2019), directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, stands as a monumental pivot in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, not merely for its scale but for its audacious attempt to weave closure into... Read more

Shadows of Solace: Unraveling the Quiet Power of *Labor Day*

on Labor Day | Jul 16, 2025

In Labor Day (2013), director Jason Reitman crafts a delicate, introspective drama that lingers like a humid summer afternoon, its emotional weight carried by understated performances and a richly tex... Read more

A Candle in the Storm: Illuminating Harvey Milk’s Legacy

on Milk | Jul 11, 2025

Gus Van Sant’s Milk (2008) is a cinematic elegy that pulses with the quiet ferocity of a man who dared to dream beyond his time. The film, centered on Harvey Milk, California’s first openly gay electe... Read more

A Colossal Mirage of Power and Poetry Gorgeous but Emotionally Distant

on Dune | Jun 15, 2025

Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is a film of staggering ambition, a visual symphony that thrums with the weight of myth and the silence of vast, unspoken yearnings. It is, without question, one of the most me... Read more

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