Josh Bell Cluny Brown, Downton Abbey, and the British Class System Sep 30th, 2019“It’s 1927. We’re modern folk!” Lady Edith’s husband Bertie (Harry Hadden-Paton) declares in Downton Abbey when he and his wife (Laura...
Josh Bell Rock 'n' Roll High School and Female Friends, 40 Years Later Aug 1st, 2019Being a teenager is tough, but it’s also thrilling, and the best teen movies capture the angst and the exuberance of adolescence in equal measure....
Josh Bell Palm Springs Film Fest Report: Risky Business Jan 16th, 2019Although it caters to a large community of retirees, the Palm Springs International Film Festival still features its share of daring selections, on a...
Josh Bell Josh Bell Says Don't Forget: Thoroughbreds Dec 26th, 2018Two teenage girls, one a self-admitted sociopath, the other a spoiled schemer, conspire to commit murder in Cory Finley’s brilliantly incisive...
Josh Bell Josh Bell Says Don't Forget: Never Goin' Back Dec 26th, 2018In an alternate (and, frankly, better) universe, Augustine Frizzell’s Never Goin’ Back would have been one of the biggest comedy hits of 2018,...
Josh Bell Christmas Evil (1980): Not Your Typical Holiday Slasher Dec 5th, 2018The title Christmas Evil (also released as You Better Watch You) does not promise a complex psychological drama, and anyone going into Lewis...
Josh Bell Raising the Zombie Halloweens from the Dead Oct 17th, 2018In between Jamie Lee Curtis’ stints in the Halloween movies — after her character’s death in 2002’s Halloween: Resurrection and before her...
Josh Bell Jeremy Saulnier's History of Violence Sep 25th, 2018Jeremy Saulnier knows violence. The director of Hold the Dark (arriving on Netflix this week) makes movies filled with brutal, intense fights and...
Josh Bell Peyton Reeding Material: How Bring It On and Down with Love Led to Ant-Man and the Wasp Jul 9th, 2018In March, director Peyton Reed told Empire Magazine that his Ant-Man and the Wasp, despite early reports, is “not a romantic comedy,” and that...
