Josh Bell
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.
Recent Stories (view all stories)
- Three days, 100 titles at the Dam Short Film Festival
- Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012
- Championing an underrated art form in an underrated city.
- CD: Van Halen's 'A Different Kind of Truth' is surprisingly decent
- Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012
- David Lee Roth's first album with the band in 28 years is much better than its first track would indicate.
- Film: Denzel can't save 'Safe House' from action-thriller mediocrity
- Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012
- Even Washington’s mischievous smile can’t elevate it.
- TV: Broadway drama 'Smash' is tuneful and smart
- Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012
- Please, don't call it a Glee rip-off!
- TV: 'The River' navigates choppy waters
- Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012
- The found-footage trend hits the small screen, with solid enough results.
- Film review: 'The Woman in Black'
- Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012
- Daniel Radcliffe ditches the Harry Potter robe and heads to Creepyville.
- Jewish Film Festival scales back on the scope, but not on the quality
- Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012
- This year's Jewish Film Festival offered fewer films, but still had plenty of quality
- CD review: Tim McGraw's 'Emotional Traffic'
- Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012
- Tim McGraw's 'Emotional Traffic' feels nothing but anticlimactic
- Film review: 'Chronicle'
- Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012
- Found footage + superhero origin story = meh.
- Few thrills in the gimmicky ‘Man on a Ledge’
- Friday, Jan. 27, 2012
- The movie sure delivered on its title, but did it deliver much else?
Recent Blog Posts (view all entries)
- The best movies of 2011
- Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011
- Josh and Tony Macklin break down their favorites.
- 'Tintin,' 'War Horse,' and the career of Steven Spielberg
- Monday, Dec. 26, 2011
- Josh talks it out with Roger Erik Tinch.
- Christmas movie miracles
- Friday, Dec. 9, 2011
- From heartwarming classics to heart-stabbing horror movies.
- 'Breaking Dawn' and the 'Twi'-hard phenomenon
- Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011
- Josh talks with Anna Smedley, who's both a Twilight fan and a researcher of the fan phenomenon.
- Werewolves and vampires and zombies, oh my!
- Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011
- It's iconic horror time with Josh and friends!
- 'The Thing' and the best and worst of horror remakes
- Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011
- Which remake takes the cake: 'The Thing,' 'The Fly' or something else entirely?
- Fall TV preview bonanza!
- Friday, Sept. 16, 2011
- Josh Bell talks shows to DVR (and to skip) in the new fall TV season.
- The long, strange journey of Steven Soderbergh
- Friday, Sept. 9, 2011
- From 'The Girlfriend Experience' to the 'Ocean's' series, Josh checks in on the career of Steven Soderbergh.
- A summer of hate
- Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011
- The joys of "Super 8," "X-Men: First Class" and "Bridesmaids," the horrors of "Cowboys & Aliens", the laziness of "The Hangover: Part II" and how "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" may contribute to hearing loss.
- Potter-mania!
- Thursday, July 14, 2011
- The epic fantasy series is ending.
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