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Josh Bell Hates Everything

Weekly film critic Josh Bell is tough to please. Hear his take on the week's new releases in theaters and on DVD. Subscribe to the audio podcast via iTunes

12.24.10 · 8 AM

‘True Grit’ and a Coen brothers retrospective

Las Vegas Weekly Managing Editor (and dedicated Coen brothers fan) Spencer Patterson joins Josh to talk about the new Coens film True Grit, a remake of the 1969 John Wayne Western, plus look back on the remarkable 25-plus-year career of the filmmaking brothers. Download this episode and more from the Josh Bell Hates Everything archives by clicking here. Read more...

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12.17.10 · 12 PM

Boxers, ballet dancers and computer-generated hotties

Las Vegas Weekly Associate Editor Ken Miller joins Josh to talk about three big new releases: The decades-in-the-making sequel Tron: Legacy; Darren Aronofsky’s acclaimed ballet psychodrama Black Swan, starring Natalie Portman; and the sports biopic The Fighter, with Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale. Which one gets the Josh Bell Hates Everything seal of approval? Listen and find out. Download this episode and more from the Josh Bell Hates Everything archives by clicking here. Read more...

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11.18.10 · 4:50 PM

Holiday movie blowout

Jeffrey K. Howard of Vegas Film Critic joins Josh to talk about this week’s new releases Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 and political drama Fair Game, plus an early look at upcoming holiday release Love and Other Drugs, opening next week. Download this episode and more from the Josh Bell Hates Everything archives by clicking here. Read more...

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10.28.10 · 7:25 PM

Horror, horror and more horror

Chad Clinton Freeman of the Polly Grind Film Festival, PollyStaffle.com and SocialMediaChad.com joins Josh to celebrate Halloween by talking all things horror, including recent theatrical releases Paranormal Activity 2 and My Soul to Take; the Saw franchise; and their picks for the best horror movies of all time. Download this episode and more from the Josh Bell Hates Everything archives by clicking here. Read more...

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10.21.10 · 5 PM

Woody and Clint: A retrospective

Film critic and historian Tony Macklin joins Josh to talk about the work of legendary filmmakers Woody Allen and Clint Eastwood, including their respective new films (You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger and Hereafter) and the best work they’ve done throughout their long careers. Download this episode and more from the Josh Bell Hates Everything archives by clicking here. Read more...

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10.8.10 · 12:15 PM

Coffins, clones and mental patients

Comedian and filmmaker Jason Harris joins Josh to talk about a slew of new releases, including the mental-hospital dramedy It’s Kind of a Funny Story, the Ryan Reynolds one-man show Buried and the sci-fi chamber drama Never Let Me Go. All that plus thoughts on the critically acclaimed Oscar frontrunner The Social Network. Download this episode and more from the Josh Bell Hates Everything archives by clicking here. Read more...

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09.23.10 · 7:15 PM

Don’t bet on ‘Wall Street’

Brian Black joins Josh to talk about the disappointing Wall Street sequel Money Never Sleeps, plus the Israeli war film Lebanon and the animated fantasy epic Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole. Download this episode and more from the Josh Bell Hates Everything archives by clicking here. Read more...

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09.17.10 · 1:35 PM

Joaquin Phoenix produces a ‘stinkumentary,’ Australia produces one of year’s best movies

Film critic and historian Tony Macklin (http://tonymacklin.net) joins Josh to talk about the Joaquin Phoenix pseudo-documentary I’m Still Here and the Australian crime drama Animal Kingdom, plus Ben Affleck’s latest Boston epic, The Town. Download this episode and more from the Josh Bell Hates Everything archives by clicking here. Read more...

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09.2.10 · 2:15 PM

Fun with Mexican and American violence

Ken Johnson of 97.1 The Point joins Josh to talk about Danny Trejo as a pissed-off Mexican assassin in Machete and George Clooney as an introspective American assassin in The American, plus the Drew Barrymore/Justin Long romantic comedy Going the Distance and a couple of worthy indie films on DVD. Download this episode and more from the Josh Bell Hates Everything archives by clicking here. Read more...

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08.26.10 · 6:05 PM

Summer movie wrap-up extravaganza

Jeffrey K. Howard of Vegas Film Critic joins Josh to look back at the summer movie season of 2010, with a round-up of the most successful movies, the biggest flops and Josh and Jeff’s picks for the best movies of this rather disappointing season. Download this episode and more from the Josh Bell Hates Everything archives by clicking here. Read more...

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