Josh Bell

Should've just retitled 'Tron: Ares' as 'Nine Inch Nails: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl.'

There are tons of food festivals in Vegas! But film festivals do often have snacks.

Local Film Fests Live On — in Niches Las Vegans can choose from three special-interest events this fall

For @knpr.org I talked to the organizers of three upcoming Las Vegas film festivals (Desert Waves, Las Vegas Filipino Short Film Festival, Sin City Horror Fest) about the local scene and their unique approaches.

Channing Tatum stars as a real-life gentleman robber in the shaggy but sweet Roofman Jeffrey Manchester is a nice guy. Even the people he robs during his two-year crime spree as the burglar nicknamed Roofman say so. Roofman, director and co-writer Derek Cianfrance’s biopic

Charming true story 'Roofman' (in theaters tonight) is the first Derek Cianfrance work I've actually enjoyed, with lovely performances from Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst. My @inlander.com review:

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Fiddler On The Roof (1971 Box Office Champ) - Awesome Movie Year The first episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1971 features the box-office champion, Norman Jewison’s Fiddler on the Roof. Directed by Norman Jewison and starring Topol, Norma Crane, Ro...

Our new season of Awesome Movie Year on the films of 1971 starts today, with a beloved movie that kinda wore me down, musical epic 'Fiddler on the Roof.' #filmsky #moviesky

The 'Leprechaun' movies may be the most entertainingly terrible horror franchise — stream them all on Peacock Wanna see an evil leprechaun kill a bunch of people in Las Vegas, outer space, and the hood? Of course you do

More of this year's Trick or Stream from me at @tomsguide.com, sharing my affection for the endearing awfulness of the 'Leprechaun' movies:

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VODepths: What to See (and Avoid) on Demand This Week Our mini-reviews of “Samurai Fury,” “Stella: A Life,” “If That Mockingbird Don’t Sing,” and more new under-the-radar on-demand offerings.

A pretty good week for VODepths, including the charming directorial debut of Kevin Corrigan's daughter and one of Tubi's best original movies to date:

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30 Years Later, Sam Raimi's Wildly Underrated Western Is Getting A Huge Upgrade Raimi's underrated 1995 Western starring Sharon Stone gets a deserved spotlight in a new 4K release.

For @inverse.com, I made a case for Sam Raimi's delightful, underrated Western 'The Quick and the Dead,' which is out in a new 4K home video release tomorrow:

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Mark Wahlberg in Play Dirty

Some quick thoughts on Shane Black's middling Amazon Prime action movie 'Play Dirty' in this week's Highway Radio segment: highwayradio.com/josh-bell-ha...

Sometimes I feel like I could just turn this entire account into venting about screeners.

It's been so long since we recorded this that I don't really remember what I talked about, but it's always fun to join @piecingpod.bsky.social to discuss a ridiculous movie!

Wes Craven's werewolf movie starring Christina Ricci deserves a second chance — stream it now on Paramount Plus 'Cursed' famously failed at the box office and with critics, but it's a fun, campy viewing experience for horror fans

For @tomsguide.com's annual Trick or Stream feature, I defended Wes Craven's much-maligned werewolf movie 'Cursed,' which is currently streaming on Paramount+:

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Suspicion (1941 Bonus Episode) - Awesome Movie Year This bonus episode for our season on the awesome movie year of 1941 features Alfred Hitchcock’s Suspicion. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine, Nigel Bruce, Cedric Hard...

We're finishing up our week of bonus episodes at Awesome Movie Year with our previously Patreon-only 1941 episode on Alfred Hitchcock's 'Suspicion.' #filmsky #moviesky

Letterboxd mutual adds a movie to their watchlist immediately after I post a 1.5-star review of it. Not sure how I should feel about this.

Boyhood (2014 Awesome Movie Year Bonus Episode) | Produced by David Rosen Get more from Produced by David Rosen on Patreon

We're grateful to everyone who's signed up for our Awesome Movie Year Patreon (shared with @piecingpod.bsky.social), and we have a bonus episode from our 2014 season up today, on Richard Linklater's 'Boyhood,' for anyone who might want to check it out. #filmsky #moviesky

Honestly I hope I see enough good movies to bump a bunch of these off. I just haven't been thrilled by much this year.

I've been lukewarm-to-negative on most of the highly acclaimed films I've seen this year, but with two months or so left until list-making and awards-voting time, I figured I should attempt a preliminary top 10 list.

Many of these are on the schedule! Although we still don't have any Vegas movies planned, unfortunately.

2014 Epilogue - Awesome Movie Year In this epilogue to our season on the awesome movie year of 2014, we talk about alternate movies we considered including in all of our different categories this season, and read suggestions from some ...

Our season epilogue for Awesome Movie Year is out today, announcing that we'll be covering 1971 in our next season, so I'm going to attempt a prompt post and ask: What are your favorite movies from 1971? #filmsky #moviesky

Frantically hitting pause while transcribing my interview recording once it gets to the "awkwardly wrapping up the conversation" section.

2014 Epilogue - Awesome Movie Year In this epilogue to our season on the awesome movie year of 2014, we talk about alternate movies we considered including in all of our different categories this season, and read suggestions from some ...

Our season epilogue for Awesome Movie Year is out today, announcing that we'll be covering 1971 in our next season, so I'm going to attempt a prompt post and ask: What are your favorite movies from 1971? #filmsky #moviesky

My least favorite PTA movies are 'There Will Be Blood' and 'The Master,' so I'm not super into his bombastic statements about the meaning of America, which tempered my enthusiasm for this one.

'One Battle After Another' review: Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio deliver an ambitious epic The auteur's latest film stars DiCaprio as a former revolutionary in hiding with his teenage daughter

Paul Thomas Anderson's 'One Battle After Another' (in theaters tonight) is a sprawling mess, but when it works, it works well. My @tomsguide.com review:

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A Walk Among The Tombstones (2014 Audience Choice) - Awesome Movie Year The finale of our season on the awesome movie year of 2014 features our audience choice poll winner, Liam Neeson thriller A Walk Among the Tombstones. Written and directed by Scott Frank (from the nov...

'A Walk Among the Tombstones' is a bright spot in the Liam Neeson thriller canon, and I'm glad it was the audience choice poll winner for this week's Awesome Movie Year 2014 episode. #filmsky #moviesky

VODepths: What to See (and Avoid) on Demand This Week Our mini-reviews of “Prisoner of War,” “Takeout,” “All the Devils Are Here,” and more new under-the-radar on-demand offerings.

Not a great week for VODepths, including disappointments from a couple of my B-movie favorites (Scott Adkins and Jem Garrard).

30 Years of 'Showgirls': Hot Mess or High Art? by City Cast Las Vegas

I can't count myself among the 'Showgirls' defenders, but I was still happy to revisit the iconic Vegas movie on its 30th anniversary for a discussion with @oyvegas.bsky.social on today's CityCast.

Update: The light is flickering ominously again, as is seasonally appropriate.

Classic Corner: Killer’s Kiss Stanley Kubrick’s moody second feature film, released 70 years ago this week, is an underrated precursor of his future brilliance.

For Classic Corner at @crooked-marquee.bsky.social, I celebrated the 70th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick's often-overlooked early film 'Killer's Kiss.' #filmsky #moviesky

'Him' review: Jordan Peele-produced horror film is stylish and forgettable Marlon Wayans plays a possibly sinister football star in this muddled effort

Jordan Peele's stamp of approval isn't worth much for the flashy but incoherent football horror movie 'Him,' now in theaters. My @tomsguide.com review:

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The pairing is great! The movie just kind of abandons it halfway through.