Josh Bell
Contributing Editor
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.
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?
Xania's Hot Spots - This Week's Special Events
- Everclear at the Hard Rock Cafe on the Strip (Saturday, Nov. 07)
- Shayne Lamas hosts at Coyote Ugly
- Ho'Down Throw Down at McFadden's (Saturday, Nov. 07)
- Starf**kers at the Bluff Magazine party at The Playground (Saturday, Nov. 07)
- Dirty South at Rain for Perfecto (Saturday, Nov. 07)
- The Dreaming with 2012 at Cheyenne Saloon (Saturday, Nov. 07)