Josh Bell
Contributing Editor
Josh Bell is the film critic for Las Vegas Weekly.
Blog Post Archive
- Minor Scorsese still delivers
- Friday, Feb. 19, 2010
- Scorsese plus Leo and Oscar-nominated shorts in this week's podcast.
- From Vegas, with hate
- Friday, Feb. 5, 2010
- Sorry John, there's no love for "From Paris With Love."
- Mel's back, and he's mad
- Friday, Jan. 29, 2010
- Oh the horror! A Mel Gibson comeback and rom-com in Rome on this week's podcast.
- A lovely failure
- Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010
- Josh Bell weighs in on "The Lovely Bones" and director Peter Jackson's pulled punches.
- A couple of pleasant surprises
- Friday, Jan. 8, 2010
- Josh talks Heath Ledger, Michael Cera and a certain sci-fi mindbender.
- The best movies of 2009
- Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009
- Hint: "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" does not make an appearance.
- Bringing out the big guns
- Friday, Dec. 18, 2009
- Find out which Oscar favorite Josh thinks is overrated on this episode of the podcast.
- 2009: The year in suck
- Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009
- Las Vegas Weekly's Ken Miller joins Josh to chat about the worst movies of 2009.
- New Moon Lacks Bite
- Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
- Roger Erik Tinch of The Auteurs joins Josh for an in-depth look at The Twilight Saga: New Moon and the mysteries of the vampire-romance franchise.
- Destroying the world, one movie at a time
- Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009
- Film historian and critic Tony Macklin joins Josh to talk about Roland Emmerich’s latest disaster movie 2012, plus Pirate Radio, The Damned United, An Education.
- Christmas in November
- Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009
Jeffrey K. Howard of Vegas Film Critic and KVBC Channel 3 joins Josh to talk about Robert Zemeckis’ new motion-capture take on A Christmas Carol.
- This is it?
- Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009
- Greenspun Interactive Senior Editor John Katsilometes, author of The Kats Report blog, joins Josh to talk about the Michael Jackson memorial concert film This Is It.
- Fangoria Trinity of Terrors Day 3: All about zombies
- Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009
- Josh on George Romero's newest zombie fllm. Could it be his best since "Day of the Dead"?
- Fangoria Trinity of Terrors Day 2: Waters titillates, Slipknot pummels, Romero postpones
- Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009
- Fangoria Trinity of Terrors Day 1: Creepy houses, horny puppets and a forlorn Corbin Bernsen
- Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009
- The horror festival kicked off with expensive head shots, some excellent horror and ... "Bitch Slap"?
- Movies for (and about) brats
- Friday, Oct. 16, 2009
Brian Black joins Josh to chat about Spike Jonze’s long-awaited adaptation of the classic children’s book Where the Wild Things Are, plus the weepy Clive Owen parenting drama The Boys Are Back.- The worst movie of the year
- Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009
- Writer and critic Michael T. Toole joins Josh to tear apart Couples Retreat, the worst movie of 2009, plus the slightly less bad The Burning Plain and the overhyped but effective low-budget horror movie Paranormal Activity.
- Zombies, roller skating and gymkata!
- Friday, Oct. 2, 2009
- Comedian and filmmaker Jason Harris) joins Josh to chat about zom-rom-com Zombieland and Drew Barrymore’s roller-derby movie Whip It, plus the forgotten classic gymnastics/karate movie Gymkata, part of Josh’s reader-submitted film festival.
- Showing some local love
- Friday, Sept. 25, 2009
- Las Vegas Weekly Managing Editor Ken Miller joins Josh to chat about local feature film Thor at the Bus Stop, plus existential comedy Cold Souls and Anna Wintour documentary The September Issue in theaters.
- Reader-submitted film festival
- Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009
- Got an unknown film that deserves attention or an underrated movie that needs another look? Josh Bell wants you to pick what he reviews.
- Warm, dull nostalgia
- Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009
Ken Johnson of Foxx & Mackenzie in the Morning on 97.1-FM joins Josh to talk about safe, boring (or maybe heartwarming) movies Taking Woodstock and Adam.
- A Basterd of a film
- Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009
- Film critic and historian Tony Macklin joins Josh to talk about Quentin Tarantino’s new Inglourious Basterds and ends up in a debate over the nature of film criticism.
- Phil Anselmo: mellow metal dude?
- Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009
- The murder of ex-Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell in 2004 seemed to be a wake-up call for Phil Anselmo, and at tonight’s House of Blues concert by his current band, Down, the metal legend was downright mellow.
- The good(s), the bad and the ugly
- Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009
- Michael T. Toole, contributor to Las Vegas Weekly, Turner Classic Movies and many other outlets, joins Josh to talk about the quite good sci-fi movie District 9 and the quite bad Jeremy Piven comedy The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard.
- 500 days of awesome
- Friday, Aug. 7, 2009
- Filmmakers Jerry and Mike Thompson of Thor at the Bus Stop join Josh to talk about unconventional romantic comedy (500) Days of Summer.
- Not-so-funny people
- Thursday, July 30, 2009
- Stand-up comedian and filmmaker Jason Harris joins Josh to pick apart Judd Apatow’s disappointing Funny People
- Health hazards and heavy metal at the Killswitch Engage show
- Thursday, July 16, 2009
- Somewhere in the midst of drinking, moshing and headbanging, Killswitch Engage is performing... and they are awesome.
- Potter, Potter and more Potter
- Thursday, July 16, 2009
- Las Vegas Weekly Managing Editor Ken Miller joins Josh to talk about Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince plus Watchmen on DVD.
- Brüno: annoying or hilarious?
- Saturday, July 11, 2009
- Roger Erik Tinch, art and online director for CineVegas , joins Josh to chat about Brüno and the sci-fi mindbender Moon.
- Gangsters, food and Nic Cage
- Thursday, July 2, 2009
- Brian Black joins Josh to talk about Michael Mann’s gangster movie Public Enemies and the advocacy documentary Food, Inc., plus receives a warning against renting the Nicolas Cage vehicle Knowing on DVD.
- Trashing the Transformers
- Friday, June 26, 2009
- Jeffrey K. Howard of Vegas Film Critic and KVBC Channel 3 joins Josh to eviscerate the new sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
- Podcast: Wrapping up CineVegas
- Wednesday, June 17, 2009
- Las Vegas Weekly contributor Julie Seabaugh joins Josh to wrap up the 2009 CineVegas film festival, including award winners, local films and festival highlights.
- Wrapping up CineVegas
- Wednesday, June 17, 2009
- Las Vegas Weekly contributor Julie Seabaugh joins Josh to wrap up the 2009 CineVegas film festival, including award winners, local films and festival highlights.
- The thrill of thrillers
- Sunday, June 14, 2009
- The art of self-promotion
- Saturday, June 13, 2009
- Coming up shorts
- Saturday, June 13, 2009
- Galifianakis, yes; Ferrell, no
- Thursday, June 4, 2009
- Las Vegas Weekly Managing Editor Ken Miller joins Josh to chat about polar-opposite new comedies The Hangover (very funny) and Land of the Lost (not funny at all), plus Gran Torino on DVD.
- Josh Bell likes everything
- Friday, May 29, 2009
- Comedian and filmmaker Jason Harris joins Josh to talk about a particularly strong week at the movies, including recommendations for Pixar’s new film Up and Sam Raimi’s return to horror, Drag Me to Hell.
- The disappointment of sequels
- Friday, May 22, 2009
- Jeffrey K. Howard of Vegas Film Critic and KVBC/KVCW joins Josh to chat about disappointing summer sequels Terminator Salvation and Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, plus Dance Flick. Also, a great new reissue of two John Wayne classics on DVD.
- Joey + Rory blend the old and the new
- Friday, May 15, 2009
- Angels & Demons & Tyson
- Thursday, May 14, 2009
- Film critic and historian Tony Macklin joins Josh to chat about Da Vinci Code sequel Angels & Demons and James Toback’s documentary Tyson. Plus, Valkyrie on DVD.
- Star Trekstravaganza!
- Friday, May 8, 2009
- Las Vegas Weekly Associate Editor T.R. Witcher joins Josh to praise the great new Star Trek movie, plus geek out on favorite Star Trek movies and TV series of the past. Also, non-Star Trek movies Paris 36 and Next Day Air open in theaters, apparently.
- Declawed
- Friday, May 1, 2009
- Roger Erik Tinch, art and online director for CineVegas, joins Josh to chat about the beginning of the summer blockbuster season with X-Men Origins: Wolverine, plus indie baseball drama Sugar, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button on DVD.
- Well-meaning crap
- Friday, April 24, 2009
- Michael T. Toole, contributing writer for Turner Classic Movies website, joins Josh to chat about earnest but ineffective new releases The Soloist and Sin Nombre, plus Fighting and Earth also in theaters, and Jean-Claude Van Damme’s comeback vehicle JCVD on DVD.
- Movies in 48 hours
- Friday, April 17, 2009
- Angela Abshier, producer of the Las Vegas 48 Hour Film Project, joins Josh to chat about this weekend’s edition of the event, plus new theatrical releases Gomorrah and State of Play, and The Wrestler and Frost/Nixon on DVD.
- The forgotten film festival
- Friday, April 10, 2009
- Fast & furious & worthless
- Friday, April 3, 2009
- Las Vegas Weekly Managing Editor Ken Miller joins Josh to discuss car-racing extravaganza Fast & Furious, plus The Great Buck Howard, Adventureland, Sunshine Cleaning and a handful of mediocre new releases on DVD.
- Monster Circus, Gilby Clarke and Vegas as hair-metal mecca
- Friday, March 27, 2009
- It's official: After back to back nights of nostalgia rock, Vegas is the hair-metal capital of America.
- Deep thoughts about monsters, aliens and haunted houses
- Thursday, March 26, 2009
- Anthony Del Valle, theater critic for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and former film critic for Las Vegas CityLife and the Las Vegas Mercury, joins Josh to chat about the unexpected depths of new releases Monsters vs. Aliens and The Haunting in Connecticut, along with an early look at Sunshine Cleaning, out next week. Plus, recommendations to check out Slumdog Millionaire and Tell No One on DVD.
- All About Chemistry
- Friday, March 20, 2009
- Las Vegas Weekly Associate Editor T.R. Witcher joins Josh to talk about great chemistry and dull plotting in Duplicity, the atypical teacher-student dynamic in The Class and “bromantic” comedy I Love You, Man. Plus, latest James Bond movie Quantum of Solace comes to DVD.
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