Josh Bell

Contributing Editor

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Contributing editor Josh Bell he has been a Las Vegas Weekly staffer since 2002, writing film and TV reviews and covering local entertainment. He is a member of the Las Vegas Film Critics Society, and his movie reviews appear on the Rotten Tomatoes website.

A Las Vegas resident since 1995, Bell took a brief detour to Massachusetts, where he graduated from Amherst College in 2002 with a degree in English. He has contributed to publications including Las Vegas Life, Casino Player, Kirkus Reviews and Media Life. Like everyone, he has a blog (signalbleed.blogspot.com).

When not at a screening or in front of the TV, Bell enjoys reading novels and comic books, and taking naps.

Josh's favorite movie is Heathers.

Contact Josh via e-mail

Call Josh at 702-990-2411.

Recent Stories (view all stories)

So fun, too fast: Kelly Clarkson at The Joint
Singer stays just 80 great minutes
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009
Does any pop star have more fun than Kelly Clarkson?
Slipknot
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009
The final performance on Slipknot’s latest tour, Halloween night at the Pearl, was as intense as would be expected.
A Christmas Carol
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009
Listen, Robert Zemeckis, I think we need to have a talk. Remember when you used to make those cool popcorn blockbusters full of real actors and cutting-edge special effects and lots of heart?
The Fourth Kind
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009
In 2000, Dr. Abigail Tyler uncovered supposed evidence of widespread alien abductions in Nome, Alaska. In 2009, the movie about Tyler is just another lame thriller.
Creed
Full Circle
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009
After eight years, nothing has changed.
Intimate horror at the Blacklist Festival
Deserving short film fest is short on audience at the Griffin
Friday, Oct. 30, 2009
Short horror films, beer and creepy art. What's not to like?
Movies about the afterlife
Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009
No, Dead Man Walking is not on this list.
A makeshift memorial for MJ
This Is It is an inadequate epitaph for the King of Pop
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
"This Is It" is an inadequate epitaph for the King of Pop.
Trick 'r Treat
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
Trick ’r Treat deserves points for avoiding cheap thrills and excessive gore, but its limited old-school charms are not nearly as impressive as its inflated reputation suggests.
The aliens have landed
ABC revives sci-fi classic V
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
Is V the new Lost?

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