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Las Vegas Weekly film critic Josh Bell is tough to please. Hear his take on the week's new releases in theaters and on DVD.

  • The best movies of 2011

    Tue, Dec 27, 2011 (3:46 p.m.)

    Film critic and historian Tony Macklin joins Josh to wrap up the year with their picks for the best movies of 2011, from sci-fi Westerns to meditations on the end of the world.

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  • 'Tintin,' 'War Horse,' and the career of Steven Spielberg

    Mon, Dec 26, 2011 (5:55 p.m.)

    Roger Erik Tinch, digital and online media consultant for Sundance and Drafthouse Films, joins Josh to talk about Steven Spielberg's two new movies, <em>The Adventures of Tintin</em> and <em>War Horse</em>, plus the legendary director's best films.

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  • Fall TV preview bonanza

    Fri, Sep 16, 2011 (3:01 p.m.)

    Las Vegas Weekly Staff Writer Erin Ryan joins Josh to talk about the new fall TV season, including high-profile shows Pan Am, The Playboy Club, Once Upon a Time, Prime Suspect and more, with picks for the best shows to see and the ones to avoid.

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  • The long, strange journey of Steven Soderbergh

    Fri, Sep 9, 2011 (11:33 a.m.)

    Brian Black joins Josh to talk about the career of prolific filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, whose new movie Contagion opens this week. From Contagion and the popular Ocean's series to oddities like The Good German and The Girlfriend Experience, it's a look at the depth and range of Soderbergh's fascinating body of work.

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  • Hate (and love) for 'Robin Hood'

    Sat, May 15, 2010 (12:19 p.m.)

    Jeffrey K. Howard of Vegas Film Critic and KVBC Channel 3 joins Josh this week for a heated discussion of the new Robin Hood, which Jeff loved and Josh did not. Plus, a look at two other movies opening this week (Letters to Juliet and Princess Ka'iulani) and recommendations for movies new on DVD.

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  • Mel's back, and he's mad

    Fri, Jan 29, 2010 (10:39 a.m.)

    Brian Black joins Josh to talk about Mel Gibson's attempted comeback in the thriller "Edge of Darkness," plus Jeff Bridges' potentially Oscar-winning performance in "Crazy Heart," the horrors of rom-com "When in Rome" and actual horror movie "The House of the Devil" on DVD.

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  • A lovely failure

    Thu, Jan 14, 2010 (5:51 p.m.)

    Jeffrey K. Howard of Vegas Film Critic joins Josh to chat about Peter Jackson's disappointing adaptation of The Lovely Bones, plus Colin Firth in A Single Man, the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards and what's good right now in theaters and on DVD.

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  • A couple of pleasant surprises

    Fri, Jan 8, 2010 (8:05 p.m.)

    Ken Johnson of 97.1-FM The Point joins Josh to talk about Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, featuring Heath Ledger's final performance, and Youth in Revolt, the latest teen comedy starring Michael Cera, both surprisingly enjoyable. Plus Las Vegas Film Critics Society Best Picture winner The Hurt Locker and sci-fi mindbender Moon on DVD.

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  • The best movies of 2009

    Wed, Dec 23, 2009 (5:54 p.m.)

    Film critic and historian Tony Macklin joins Josh to count down their picks for the top 10 movies of 2009. Hint: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel does not make an appearance.

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  • Bringing out the big guns

    Fri, Dec 18, 2009 (7:24 p.m.)

    Comedian and filmmaker Jason Harris joins Josh to talk about high-profile releases Up in the Air (overrated), The Road (unfairly overlooked), Avatar (pretty but empty) and Nine (a musical failure), opening in theaters over the next two weeks.

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