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Josh Bell

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Biography:

Josh Bell is a freelance writer and movie/TV critic based in Las Vegas. He’s the former film editor of Las Vegas Weekly and the former TV comedies guide for About.com. He has written about movies, TV, and pop culture for Vulture, IndieWire, Inverse, Polygon, and more. With comedian Jason Harris, he co-hosts the podcast Awesome Movie Year.

Favorites:

Heathers, Fight Club, South Park, Clerks, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Craft, Scream, The Big Lebowski, Bound, Wild Things, Almost Famous, Batman (Tim Burton-style), Rosemary's Baby, The Birds, Manhattan, Bring It On, Gattaca, Carrie, Pulp Fiction, Terminator 2, Breathless, Lone Star, La Femme Nikita, Romy & Michele's High School Reunion, Alien, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Heat

Location:

Las Vegas

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
Blazing Fists (2025) C EDIT “It's all played for maximum melodrama, and the fight scenes are mediocre, without any forward momentum.” – Crooked Marquee Mar 24, 2026 Full Review Videotheque (2024) C+ EDIT “Bursac is good at mimicking the look and structure of his influences, but he falls short on narrative substance.” – Crooked Marquee Mar 24, 2026 Full Review INT. HALLWAY / NIGHT (2026) C- EDIT “Rather than deal directly with his characters' emotional conflicts, Zane abstracts them into meaninglessness.” – Crooked Marquee Mar 24, 2026 Full Review Golden (2025) C EDIT “Brian Austin Green doesn't have the grit or the charisma to play a roguish counterfeiter, and he gives an inert performance in an inert movie.” – Crooked Marquee Mar 24, 2026 Full Review Project Hail Mary (2026) 94% 2.5/4 EDIT “The filmmakers exchange scientific rigor for crowd-pleasing simplicity, crafting a solid piece of mainstream entertainment that's not quite as smart as it makes itself out to be.” – The Inlander (Spokane, WA) Mar 19, 2026 Full Review The Forbidden City (2025) 88% B+ EDIT “This stylish but overlong action movie finds creative ways to blend cultures, even if it can get bogged down in its elaborate plotting.” – Crooked Marquee Mar 10, 2026 Full Review Agent Zero (2026) B+ EDIT “There's nothing new about the story, but it moves swiftly from one set piece to another, with just enough intrigue and anguish to keep the audience engaged.” – Crooked Marquee Mar 10, 2026 Full Review Trucker (2024) C EDIT “The characters in this forgettable horror movie say the title so many times that it becomes laughable.” – Crooked Marquee Mar 10, 2026 Full Review Stray Bodies (2024) C+ EDIT “Greek director Elina Psykou's documentary about several European women seeking restricted healthcare leap-frogs from one nation to another without settling on a coherent point of view. ” – Crooked Marquee Mar 10, 2026 Full Review NFT: Cursed Images (2026) C- EDIT “Cursed Images lacks even the staying power of the ephemeral online trend it's chasing.” – Crooked Marquee Mar 10, 2026 Full Review EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (2025) 97% 2.5/4 EDIT “Ultimately, though, EPiC doesn't need to understand or analyze Presley. Just showing him onstage in all his glory, letting his talent speak for itself, is all that's necessary. ” – The Inlander (Spokane, WA) Feb 19, 2026 Full Review Last Ride (2026) B- EDIT “An unwieldy but often heartfelt story about childhood bonding.” – Crooked Marquee Feb 18, 2026 Full Review Kangaroo Kids (2023) D+ EDIT “The kangaroo is the only cast member who isn’t painfully overacting, and she spends most of her screentime stuffed in a sack.” – Crooked Marquee Feb 18, 2026 Full Review Hellfire (2026) C EDIT “Reliable DTV action director Isaac Florentine pulls off a couple of decent action sequences, but Lang is no Scott Adkins, and the combat is more rote than dynamic.” – Crooked Marquee Feb 17, 2026 Full Review Blood Barn (2025) C EDIT “Director and co-writer Gabriel Bernini knows how to emulate the look of low-budget vintage horror, but he doesn't offer much more than that.” – Crooked Marquee Feb 17, 2026 Full Review Scarlet (2025) 72% 2.5/4 EDIT “Hosoda honors Shakespeare while making a brooding, bombastic movie that's purely his own.” – The Inlander (Spokane, WA) Feb 5, 2026 Full Review Acts of Love (2025) C+ EDIT “At a certain point, the obsession with past abuse starts to come off like celebration.” – Crooked Marquee Feb 3, 2026 Full Review The Roaring Game (2025) C- EDIT “Curling is such an inherently goofy-looking sport that it shouldn't be difficult to make an effective comedy about it, but writer-director Tom DeNucci still fails miserably with this threadbare, unfunny effort.” – Crooked Marquee Feb 3, 2026 Full Review Pike River (2025) 87% B- EDIT “A worthwhile personal journey even if the larger purpose remains unfulfilled.” – Crooked Marquee Feb 3, 2026 Full Review Grizzly Night (2026) 53% C EDIT “The period details are spotty, and the message about responsible stewardship of nature is muted at best.” – Crooked Marquee Feb 3, 2026 Full Review Shelter (2026) 65% EDIT “It's no surprise that Statham excels in the movie's multiple action sequences, but he also handles the dramatic moments quite well, aided by talented young co-star Bodhi Rae Breathnach.” – Tom's Guide Jan 30, 2026 Full Review Send Help (2026) 93% 3/4 EDIT “It's not a full-throttle return to Raimi's gonzo roots, but even an enjoyably minor work from this major filmmaker is something worth celebrating.” – The Inlander (Spokane, WA) Jan 29, 2026 Full Review Mercy (2026) 25% EDIT “Pratt’s tough-guy posturing is even more pathetic when he has no other actor physically present to play against, and Ferguson is all too successful at maintaining Maddox's bland impartiality.” – Tom's Guide Jan 23, 2026 Full Review Revolver Lily (2023) B EDIT “There's a lot of convoluted exposition in between the action sequences in this Japanese period thriller, but that action is mostly strong enough to push past the narrative lulls.” – Crooked Marquee Jan 20, 2026 Full Review Dooba Dooba (2024) 91% A- EDIT “A darkly funny and brilliantly acted suburban nightmare.” – Crooked Marquee Jan 20, 2026 Full Review
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