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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The Tao of Cheadle
Thu, Aug 28, 2008 (3:19 p.m.)
Las Vegas Weekly Managing Editor Ken Miller joins Josh to discuss new theatrical releases Traitor, Elegy and America the Beautiful, plus a trio of movies not screened for critics, as well as Then She Found Me on DVD.
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Sexy deities and exploding heads
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 (3:19 p.m.)
Roger Erik Tinch, art and online director for the CineVegas Film Festival, joins Josh to assess the relative deficiencies of new theatrical releases Hamlet 2, Death Race, The Rocker and The House Bunny, plus What Happens in Vegas and Redbelt on DVD.
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It’s satire, stupid
Thu, Aug 14, 2008 (3:18 p.m.)
Las Vegas Weekly Associate Editor T.R. Witcher joins Josh to discuss theatrical releases Tropic Thunder, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Man on Wire, Vicky Cristina Barcelona and American Teen. This week's recommended DVDs are Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day and Gossip Girl Season 1.
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Every pineapple has its spikes
Thu, Aug 7, 2008 (3:17 p.m.)
Freed from the confines of radio, Las Vegas Weekly film critic Josh Bell chats with a different guest each week about new releases in theaters and on DVD. This week, comedian/filmmaker Jason Harris of the Frat Boys of Comedy joins Josh to discuss Pineapple Express, Encounters at the End of the World and Hell Ride opening in theaters, and Smart People, How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer, Ninja Cheerleaders and Season 5 of The Wire on DVD.
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Creative creatures and 3-D glasses do not a hit make
Fri, Jul 11, 2008 (3:16 p.m.)
It's not that director Guillermo del Toro's visual creations aren't incredible. They are. It's just that the imaginative imagery can't compensate for the lackluster storyline in Hellboy II. Get more of Weekly film critic Josh Bell's takes on this week's releases in Josh Bell Hates Everything. Or, ya know, almost everything.
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Will Smith takes the Fourth with Hancock
Wed, Jul 2, 2008 (3:15 p.m.)
Will Smith owns the July 4th weekend every year, and that is the case this year with Hancock. But does this down-and-dirty superhero pack a punch? Not entirely. Listen to Josh Bell every Friday night at 6 p.m. on 107.5 FM's Xtreme Disorder.
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An extravaganza, but not so much
Fri, Jun 27, 2008 (3:15 p.m.)
Josh Bell likes action extravaganzas, but Wanted, a film where he says "the occasion is not worth rising to," falls flat -- despite the presence of Angelina Jolie. Listen to Josh Bell every Friday night at 6 p.m. on 107.5 FM's Xtreme Disorder.
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The Hulk, now incredible
Thu, Jun 12, 2008 (3:14 p.m.)
CineVegas and The Incredible Hulk battle for Las Vegas' attention. Which will win? We're guessing the guy with the green eyes, though this straight forward action flick leaves a lot to be desired. Listen to Josh Bell every Friday night at 6 p.m. on 107.5 FM's Xtreme Disorder.
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I wouldn't say that it's crap
Thu, Jun 5, 2008 (3:11 p.m.)
This week is all about Adam Sandler doing his Adam Sandler thing and Jack Black having the right level of Jack Blackness. Or as Josh Bell explains of You Don't Mess with the Zohan and Kung Fu Panda,"If you don't like Sandler and you don't have kids stay home." Plan accordingly. Catch more Josh Bell every Friday night at 6 p.m. on 107.5 FM's Xtreme Disorder.
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87% cool
Thu, May 22, 2008 (3:10 p.m.)
Josh Bell weighs in on a sequel 18 years in the making: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. And if you don't want to see it, too bad. Listen to Josh live every Friday at 6 p.m. on 107.5 FM's Xtreme Disorder.