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.
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Potter, Potter and more Potter
Fri, Jul 31, 2009 (10:55 a.m.)
Las Vegas Weekly Managing Editor Ken Miller joins Josh to talk about Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, as well as the Harry Potter series in general, plus Watchmen and more on DVD.
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Not-so-funny people
Fri, Jul 31, 2009 (10:51 a.m.)
Stand-up comedian and filmmaker Jason Harris joins Josh to pick apart Judd Apatow’s disappointing Funny People, plus a few words about The Soloist on DVD.
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Low Budget Hits
Mon, Jun 29, 2009 (5:19 p.m.)
Josh Bell reviews the summer's biggest low-budget hits.
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Wrapping up CineVegas
Wed, Jun 17, 2009 (6:49 p.m.)
Las Vegas Weekly contributor Julie Seabaugh joins Josh to wrap up the 2009 CineVegas film festival, including award winners, local films and festival highlights.
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The disappointment of sequels
Fri, May 22, 2009 (1:03 p.m.)
Jeffrey K. Howard of Vegas Film Critic and KVBC/KVCW joins Josh to chat about disappointing summer sequels Terminator Salvation and Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, plus Dance Flick. Also, a great new reissue of two John Wayne classics on DVD.
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Well-meaning crap
Fri, Apr 24, 2009 (12:03 p.m.)
Michael T. Toole, contributing writer for Turner Classic Movies website, joins Josh to chat about earnest but ineffective new releases The Soloist and Sin Nombre, plus Fighting and Earth also in theaters, and Jean-Claude Van Damme’s comeback vehicle JCVD on DVD.
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Movies in 48 hours
Fri, Apr 24, 2009 (noon)
Angela Abshier, producer of the Las Vegas 48 Hour Film Project, joins Josh to chat about this weekend's edition of the event, plus new theatrical releases Gomorrah and State of Play, and The Wrestler and Frost/Nixon on DVD.
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Fast & furious & worthless
Fri, Apr 3, 2009 (2:24 p.m.)
Las Vegas Weekly Managing Editor Ken Miller joins Josh to discuss car-racing extravaganza Fast & Furious, plus The Great Buck Howard, Adventureland, Sunshine Cleaning and a handful of mediocre new releases on DVD.
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Deep thoughts about monsters, aliens and haunted houses
Fri, Mar 27, 2009 (9:30 a.m.)
Anthony Del Valle, theater critic for the Las Vegas Review-Journal and former film critic for Las Vegas CityLife and the Las Vegas Mercury, joins Josh to chat about the unexpected depths of new releases Monsters vs. Aliens and The Haunting in Connecticut, along with an early look at Sunshine Cleaning, out next week. Plus, recommendations to check out Slumdog Millionaire and Tell No One on DVD.
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When is real too real?
Fri, Mar 13, 2009 (4:57 p.m.)
Jeffrey K. Howard of Vegas Film Critic and KVBC Channel 3 joins Josh to analyze the violence in the new remake of The Last House on the Left. Plus, the vulgar comedy Miss March, Role Models on DVD and a new Blu-Ray edition of Pinocchio.