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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
The Butcher's Blade (2026) B EDIT “The plot gets bogged down in convoluted details of jurisdictions and hierarchies, but the real draw is the kinetic action staged by director Liu Wenpu.” – Crooked Marquee May 5, 2026 Full Review The Activist (2025) C EDIT “The bland declaratory title is an indicator of the dry talking points in this well-meaning but inert Lithuanian drama.” – Crooked Marquee May 5, 2026 Full Review Salt Along the Tongue (2024) B EDIT “It's tough to say precisely what happens in this dreamlike Australian horror movie, but that off-kilter vibe is exactly what writer-director Parish Malfitano is going for.” – Crooked Marquee May 5, 2026 Full Review The Fuzzies (2025) B- EDIT “The practical effects in this horror movie are so good that it's a shame the writing and performances aren't up to their standards.” – Crooked Marquee May 5, 2026 Full Review Scarborn (2023) C+ EDIT “For international viewers, Scarborn feels like an extended footnote, ending just as the main action is about to get underway.” – Crooked Marquee May 5, 2026 Full Review Hokum (2026) 88% 3.5/5 EDIT “McCarthy creates a unique world of the supernatural, and Hokum is the most immersive trip there thus far.” – Tom's Guide May 2, 2026 Full Review Animal Farm (2025) 27% 1/4 EDIT “By distorting Orwell's novella to make it theoretically accessible to a modern audience of youngsters, Serkis and Stoller have drained it of any meaningful message, while also failing to create a movie that kids might actually want to watch.” – The Inlander (Spokane, WA) Apr 30, 2026 Full Review Over Your Dead Body (2026) 68% 2/4 EDIT “Tones down some of the previous film's more cartoonish edgelord tendencies, but still offers plenty of over-the-top violence, framed by an underwhelming story of estranged spouses reassessing their relationship.” – The Inlander (Spokane, WA) Apr 23, 2026 Full Review The Wolf and the Lamb (2026) C EDIT “The dialogue is full of awkwardly ornate old-timey speech, which none of the actors can convincingly pull off, and the setting rings just as false.” – Crooked Marquee Apr 21, 2026 Full Review Itch! (2024) 82% C EDIT “Listlessly plays out its predictable zombie scenario, with minimal creativity and no sense of direction.” – Crooked Marquee Apr 21, 2026 Full Review Cherri (2025) C EDIT “A largely inscrutable character study about an uninteresting character, this Cuban drama is sometimes stylish but mostly inert.” – Crooked Marquee Apr 21, 2026 Full Review Ballistic (2025) 69% B- EDIT “Lena Headey digs into the role of a grief-stricken, vengeance-seeking mother in this uneven drama, which isn’t quite equipped to handle all the big issues it takes on.” – Crooked Marquee Apr 21, 2026 Full Review All That's Left of You (2025) 100% 3/4 EDIT “There's righteous anger about the occupation of Palestine and the mistreatment of its people, but there's also grace and dignity, which is its own form of protest.” – The Inlander (Spokane, WA) Apr 16, 2026 Full Review Thinestra (2025) B- EDIT “The plot is lacking, but the vibes are on point.” – Crooked Marquee Apr 7, 2026 Full Review Screams From the Tower (2024) C EDIT “The supporting performances are fun, and Grant has a strong eye for period detail, but his main character sucks up all the energy.” – Crooked Marquee Apr 7, 2026 Full Review Heads or Tails? (2025) 89% B- EDIT “John C. Reilly's take on Buffalo Bill as a genial, bloviating huckster is the best thing about this movie, which suffers during the long stretches when he's offscreen.” – Crooked Marquee Apr 7, 2026 Full Review I Know Exactly How You Die (2026) C EDIT “Rian is a pathetic whiner who doesn’t seem to understand the basics of writing, and the movie is as disjointed and unsatisfying as his rushed novel.” – Crooked Marquee Apr 7, 2026 Full Review Papa Bear (2025) D EDIT “No kids in any nation deserve to be subjected to this abysmal Russian family comedy.” – Crooked Marquee Apr 7, 2026 Full Review The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) 42% 1.5/4 EDIT “Viewers who love being able to point at things they recognize will no doubt be pleased.” – The Inlander (Spokane, WA) Apr 2, 2026 Full Review A Magnificent Life (2025) 60% 2/4 EDIT “Marcel Pagnol may have had a magnificent life, but the movie about him is disappointingly ordinary.” – The Inlander (Spokane, WA) Mar 27, 2026 Full Review 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
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