Josh Bell
Story Archive
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Film
'Man of Steel' samples from other blockbusters when it should be all Superman
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Are you ready for another superhero reboot origin story?
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Film
'This Is the End' just doesn’t work as a feature-length film
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Comedy buddies spent a long time making this self-referential dud.
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A&E
'Graceland' and 'King & Maxwell' add to cable’s stable of procedurals
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 USA and TNT add new crime-solving shows this summer.
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Entertainment
Where's the raunch? 'The Internship' is one big sell-out
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 It's just one long commercial for ... well, you know.
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Entertainment
Film review: 'Love Is All You Need'
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 Rom-com meets sophistication. The result? Meh.
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Entertainment
'Arrested Development' is just not worth the effort
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 After 15 episodes, you may not have much more than a big headache.
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Entertainment
TV review: 'Mistresses'
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 It's forgettable summer filler, nothing more.
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Entertainment
In the wonderful 'Frances Ha,' less is definitely more
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 It's Noah Baumbach's warmest movie so far, and that's saying something.
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Noise
A classic evening: Fleetwood Mac sticks to the hits
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 MGM Grand Garden Arena crowd delighted by a set full of oldies but goodies.
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A&E
'Epic' is a middle-of-the-road animated adventure
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 It isn't a total failure, but it's not a winner, either.
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A&E
More crazy stunts and wooden acting in 'Fast & Furious 6'
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 The film franchise has become a convoluted soap opera.
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TV
June Carter Cash deserves better than Lifetime's 'Ring of Fire'
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 June Carter Cash has been relegated to a Lifetime made-for-TV movie.
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Entertainment
'The Hangover Part III': Just end this franchise already!
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 You know a comedy's in trouble when it's not remotely funny
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A&E
'Behind the Candelabra' puts Liberace's personal life in the spotlight
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 The story of Liberace’s profoundly dysfunctional relationship with Scott.
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A&E
TV's 'Motive' is no whodunit
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 The gimmick is that both the killer and the victim are identified at the beginning of each episode.
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A&E
The Goodwin Games gets to be short and sweet
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 With no end in sight, the creators would likely run out of clever games, and the premise would lose steam.
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Entertainment
Recommended alternatives to 'Star Trek Into Darkness'
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 Don't feel like wasting time on the new Star Trek? Revisit these classics
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Screen
VIFF highlights the strengths of local filmmaking
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 There were no token inclusions in this year's Vegas Indie Film Festival.
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A&E
A costume-spotting, line-waiting tour of Free Comic Book Day in Las Vegas
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 Josh Bell scored 29 comic books at Free Comic Book Day. How many did you get?
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Film
Great adaptations: Five recent movies that successfully captured classic literature
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 Because we're not feeling Baz Luhrmann's take on The Great Gatsby.
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television
TV review: 'Family Tree'
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 A Christopher Guest fan? Yeah, you'll enjoy this
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A&E
Paramore plus enthusiastic audience equals a satisfying show at the Joint
Saturday, May 4, 2013 Hayley Williams overcomes food poisoning and technical difficulties.
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A&E
TV: Marc Maron makes an uneven transition in his new IFC sitcom
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 The comedian plays himself in a lightly fictionalized version of his own life,
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Entertainment
Film review: 'Iron Man 3'
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 Downey delivers again in a great start to the summer movie season
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A&E
TV: Eight models vie to be the face of Mandalay Bay
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 What it does well: showcase the hard-working employees who make the city’s glamorous hotels run.
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A&E
Robert Redford delivers a poorly plotted lecture in 'The Company You Keep'
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 It's not as condescending or dry as his other movies, but it's just as uninteresting.
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A&E
Film review: 'Arthur Newman'
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 The movie stars Colin Firth as a middle manager who changes his identity.
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A&E
Michael Bay makes a loud mess of 'Pain & Gain'
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Though it still might be the director's best movie in years ... if not ever.
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A&E
'Hemlock Grove' is a misstep for Netflix
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Hemlock Grove is one long anticlimax.
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Film
‘From Up on Poppy Hill’ is a pleasant but dull animated love story
Wednesday, April 24, 2013 Legendary Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki teams with his son for a sweet coming-of-age tale.
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A&E
CinemaCon showcases movie theater advances from earth-shaking sound to plastic popcorn lids
Friday, April 19, 2013 Shake n' Share solves all your movie theater popcorn problems.
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Film
‘Lore’ tells a different but powerful kind of World War II story
Thursday, April 18, 2013 Lore tells the story of Nazis hoping to avoid Allied capture after the fall of the Third Reich.
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Film
2013 Summer Movie Preview!
Thursday, April 18, 2013 From Iron Man 3 to The Great Gatsby, our guide to the movies you'll be watching this season.
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Entertainment
'Oblivion' doesn't make a lot of sense at times, but it looks fantastic
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 Go for Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman, stay for the visuals
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A&E
CD Review: Paramore's 'Paramore'
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 This might be Paramore's most ambitious work to date.
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Entertainment
Film review: 'No'
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 It's a mix of satire and history -- and it's fascinating
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Entertainment
Film review: 'Trance'
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 It's a pretty good movie -- until everything is spelled out at the end
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A&E
'42' tells Jackie Robinson’s story almost entirely in platitudes
Wednesday, April 10, 2013 "The movie fares best on the field ... but there’s more grandstanding than ball-playing."
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Entertainment
Film review: 'Evil Dead'
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Just what we need: Another pointless remake
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Entertainment
Six burning questions for the sixth season of 'Mad Men'
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Will Peggy return to Sterling Cooper Draper Price?
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television
TV review: 'Hannibal'
Wednesday, April 3, 2013 Despite its central character, this is a pretty weak show
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Entertainment
'Game of Thrones' Season 3 promises plenty of shocks and surprises
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 We'll just say this: Don't get too attached to any character this season
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Entertainment
Film review: 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation'
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 It's even terrible for a G.I. Joe movie, and that's saying something
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Entertainment
TV review: 'How to Live With Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life)'
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 It's actually a pretty good show: Does it have a chance?
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Noise
Hysteria in the house: Def Leppard delivers a strong opening to its Joint residency
Sunday, March 24, 2013 Def Leppard "opens for itself" providing interesting musical contrast.
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A&E
Film review: 'Olympus Has Fallen'
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 This moronic movie has the freshness of a Sylvester Stallone vehicle from 1986.
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A&E
'Spring Breakers' is a disaster on multiple levels
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 With Disney's teen queens Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens starring, is that really a surprise?
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Entertainment
TV review: 'Phil Spector'
Wednesday, March 20, 2013 It's not based on a true story. Color us frustrated