Josh Bell
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Screen
Film review: 'The Incredible Burt Wonderstone' is kind of a mess
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 For a movie that gets so many little details right, it has a disappointingly hard time with the bigger picture.
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A&E
Booze and footrests: our first look inside Green Valley's new 'luxury' movie theater
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 The completely revamped auditoriums definitely live up to the theater’s name.
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A&E
TV review: 'Bates Motel'
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 The A&E series stars the teenage version of one of the most well-known characters in horror fiction and cinema.
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A&E
TV review: Sundance Channel's 'Top of the Lake'
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 Filmmaker Jane Campion expertly weaves examinations of gender politics and rural isolationism into the meticulous procedural narrative.
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Noise
CD review: 'Sound City: Real to Reel'
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 It's a cool concept, but the execution is half-hearted
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Screen
Chatting with ‘Burt Wonderstone’ screenwriters John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 No surprise: both writers were "magic geeks" growing up.
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A&E
Film review: 'Emperor'
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 The movie adds little to the crowded canon of World War II cinema.
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A&E
Sam Raimi puts a fun twist on familiar material in 'Oz the Great and Powerful'
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 The director filled the movie with entertaining, creative touches.
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Entertainment
CD review: How to Destroy Angels' 'Welcome Oblivion'
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 Trent Reznor's side project does not suck
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A&E
Two reporters' takes on two shows during Comedy Central's Vegas weekend
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 Dave Attell and Jim Norton vs. Nick Swardson.
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A&E
'Jack the Giant Slayer' is another mediocre retelling
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013 Can we leave the fairy tales alone already?
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A&E
Oscar bait: Revisiting our critics' takes on this year's Best Picture nominees
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 Didn't catch Argo, Les Misérables? Brush up on all the contenders here.
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Screen
TV review: 'Parade's End'
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 The source material is solid, but this version is just too uneven
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Reviews
Where's the action? Certainly not in 'Snitch'
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 And by the time it does come, it's too little, too late
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Reviews
Film review: 'Bless Me, Ultima'
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 A landmark novel becomes a snoozer of a film
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A&E
TV review: 'Zero Hour'
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 The new end-of-days conspiracy thriller is apocalyptically bad.
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Reviews
Film review: 'Safe Haven'
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 Even as movie based on Nicholas Sparks novels go, this one's pretty weak
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Screen
Josh Bell's favorites from this year’s Dam Short Film Festival
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 The best Dam movies
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Reviews
Taking original ‘Die Hard’ villain Theo to the latest sequel
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 Clarence Gilyard has plenty to say about A Good Day to Die Hard
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Reviews
'A Good Day to Die Hard' a good argument for ending the series
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 It just isn't fun anymore.
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Screen
Oscar-nominated short films show up at local theaters
Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 Catch these acclaimed shorts at the Orleans, Santa Fe, South Point or Suncoast.
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A&E
CD review: Tim McGraw's 'Two Lanes of Freedom'
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 The country veteran plays it safe on his 12th album.
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Screen
Netflix's 'House of Cards' should have taken its time
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 Just because Netflix could give us all the episodes at once doesn't mean they should have
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Reviews
Film review: 'Amour'
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 Michael Haneke's latest film keeps us at arm's length
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Entertainment
What to see at the Dam Short Film Fest 2013
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 Found footage! Local talent! Naughty shorts!
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Reviews
'Warm Bodies' proves a zombie film can be lyrical and moving
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013 Finally -- a zombie movie with heart (literally)
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A&E
Quartet is a sleepy dramedy about retirees
Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 The Dustin Hoffman-directed movie leaves no impression once it's over.
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A&E
Film review: 'Any Day Now'
Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 The period piece focuses on a gay couple fighting for child custody.
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A&E
'The Americans' is an often fascinating portrayal of double lives
Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 The period drama revolves around Soviet spies living in Washington, D.C.
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Film
Grading movies: The CinemaScore story
Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 How a family-owned Vegas company became Hollywood's go-to source for audience reactions.
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A&E
Kevin Bacon’s new Fox series wallows in grim tedium
Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 The premise of 'The Following' strains believability at every turn.
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Reviews
Film review: 'Broken City'
Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 Despite a great cast, Broken City is just ... broken
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A&E
'Gangster Squad' is a cartoon version of crime history
Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 Inspired by true events, the movie focuses on gangster Mickey Cohen.
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A&E
TV review: 'Banshee'
Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 The series feels like a Straight-to-Video Action Movie.
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A&E
A pre-interesting Carrie Bradshaw stars in 'The Carrie Diaries'
Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 The Sex and the City spinoff premieres this week.
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A&E
What to watch at Las Vegas' largest film festival
Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 The Last Vegas Film Festival returns for its 12th year.
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Reviews
Film review: Disaster movie ‘The Impossible’ offers bland inspiration
Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 Even Naomi Watts can't save this turkey
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A&E
Film review: ‘Not Fade Away’ is a jumble of ’60s cliches
Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013 David Chase's first feature film doesn’t stray far from ’60s clichés.
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A&E
Film review: ‘Hyde Park on Hudson’ is a dull historical affair
Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 It’s bland and forgettable, with performances that range from serviceable to awkward.
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A&E
Film review: ‘Promised Land’ delivers a manipulative political message
Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013 The perfunctory character arcs never amount to more than window dressing for the movie's message.
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Talking Tarantino
Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 Chad Clinton Freeman joins Josh to talk about Quentin Tarantino's new film Django Unchained.
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Screen
‘Worlds Away’ is a basic but appealing Cirque sampler
Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 If you're familiar with Cirque shows, this 3D movie will bring some impressive new perspective.
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Reviews
Film review: 'Django Unchained'
Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 Tarantino's latest is sprawling, but with occasional moments of greatness
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A&E
Film review: 'The Guilt Trip'
Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012 Barbra Streisand returns from her acting hiatus to star in the least challenging fare she could find.
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Hitchcock and 'Hitchcock'
Monday, Dec. 17, 2012 Film critic and historian Tony Macklin joins Josh to talk all about Alfred Hitchcock.
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A&E
With 'Hitchcock,' the legendary filmmaker gets another mediocre biopic
Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 The new film focuses on the making of horror classic Psycho.