Josh Bell
@signalbleed.bsky.social
Freelance writer and film/TV critic at KTNV, Tom's Guide, Crooked Marquee, The Inlander, Inverse, Highway Radio, Awesome Movie Year, and more. For hire: [email protected]
Some brief thoughts on the entertaining 'Predator: Badlands' in this week's Highway Radio segment: highwayradio.com/josh-bell-ha...
November 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Some brief thoughts on the entertaining 'Predator: Badlands' in this week's Highway Radio segment: highwayradio.com/josh-bell-ha...
This week's 1971 episode of Awesome Movie Year looks at Dennis Hopper's ego-fueled flop 'The Last Movie': awesomemovieyear.com/captivate-po...
November 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
This week's 1971 episode of Awesome Movie Year looks at Dennis Hopper's ego-fueled flop 'The Last Movie': awesomemovieyear.com/captivate-po...
My quick take on Nia DaCosta's stylish 'Hedda' (streaming on Amazon Prime Video) in this week's Highway Radio segment: highwayradio.com/josh-bell-ha...
November 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
My quick take on Nia DaCosta's stylish 'Hedda' (streaming on Amazon Prime Video) in this week's Highway Radio segment: highwayradio.com/josh-bell-ha...
We've got a Halloween special for this week's 1971 episode of Awesome Movie Year, featuring Mario Bava's proto-slasher movie 'A Bay of Blood': awesomemovieyear.com/captivate-po...
October 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
We've got a Halloween special for this week's 1971 episode of Awesome Movie Year, featuring Mario Bava's proto-slasher movie 'A Bay of Blood': awesomemovieyear.com/captivate-po...
My quick take on ambitious horror sequel 'Black Phone 2' in this week's Highway Radio segment: highwayradio.com/josh-bell-ha...
October 17, 2025 at 11:51 PM
My quick take on ambitious horror sequel 'Black Phone 2' in this week's Highway Radio segment: highwayradio.com/josh-bell-ha...
I've long been impressed with the career of my former Amherst College classmate Kim Rosenstock, and I got to write about her most accomplished work yet, FX's 'Dying for Sex,' in the latest Amherst Magazine: www.amherst.edu/news/magazin...
October 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I've long been impressed with the career of my former Amherst College classmate Kim Rosenstock, and I got to write about her most accomplished work yet, FX's 'Dying for Sex,' in the latest Amherst Magazine: www.amherst.edu/news/magazin...
It's fascinating to think about the direction George Lucas' career could have taken if he'd stuck with the experimental sci-fi of his debut feature 'THX 1138,' which we talk about in this week's 1971 episode of Awesome Movie Year: awesomemovieyear.com/captivate-po...
October 15, 2025 at 11:31 PM
It's fascinating to think about the direction George Lucas' career could have taken if he'd stuck with the experimental sci-fi of his debut feature 'THX 1138,' which we talk about in this week's 1971 episode of Awesome Movie Year: awesomemovieyear.com/captivate-po...
Some quick thoughts on Shane Black's middling Amazon Prime action movie 'Play Dirty' in this week's Highway Radio segment: highwayradio.com/josh-bell-ha...
October 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Some quick thoughts on Shane Black's middling Amazon Prime action movie 'Play Dirty' in this week's Highway Radio segment: highwayradio.com/josh-bell-ha...
I've been lukewarm-to-negative on most of the highly acclaimed films I've seen this year, but with two months or so left until list-making and awards-voting time, I figured I should attempt a preliminary top 10 list.
September 28, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I've been lukewarm-to-negative on most of the highly acclaimed films I've seen this year, but with two months or so left until list-making and awards-voting time, I figured I should attempt a preliminary top 10 list.
Some quick thoughts on the brutal Stephen King adaptation 'The Long Walk' in this week's Highway Radio segment: highwayradio.com/josh-bell-ha...
September 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Some quick thoughts on the brutal Stephen King adaptation 'The Long Walk' in this week's Highway Radio segment: highwayradio.com/josh-bell-ha...
This one was right in my wheelhouse, too. My best result ever, I think; in the top 2 percent. All that time with TCM and Criterion Channel paid off.
September 10, 2025 at 3:36 AM
This one was right in my wheelhouse, too. My best result ever, I think; in the top 2 percent. All that time with TCM and Criterion Channel paid off.
Some quick thoughts on the self-satisfied 'The Conjuring: Last Rites' in this week's Highway Radio segment: highwayradio.com/josh-bell-ha...
September 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Some quick thoughts on the self-satisfied 'The Conjuring: Last Rites' in this week's Highway Radio segment: highwayradio.com/josh-bell-ha...
Some quick thoughts on Ethan Coen's scattered but kinda charming 'Honey Don't' in this week's Highway Radio segment: highwayradio.com/josh-bell-ha...
August 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Some quick thoughts on Ethan Coen's scattered but kinda charming 'Honey Don't' in this week's Highway Radio segment: highwayradio.com/josh-bell-ha...
Really taking this whole nepo thing to new heights here.
August 19, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Really taking this whole nepo thing to new heights here.
Proof that literally no one is paying attention to linear cable programming: Tomorrow TNT is showing the 'Ocean's' movies in *reverse order*.
July 31, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Proof that literally no one is paying attention to linear cable programming: Tomorrow TNT is showing the 'Ocean's' movies in *reverse order*.
I've been watching lots of lower-tier 1980s slasher movies as comfort viewing and discovered an important truth about myself.
July 23, 2025 at 3:02 AM
I've been watching lots of lower-tier 1980s slasher movies as comfort viewing and discovered an important truth about myself.
I wish I had gotten to see Ozzy Osbourne in concert in his heyday, but I'm still grateful that I had so many opportunities to experience his madness. RIP.
July 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I wish I had gotten to see Ozzy Osbourne in concert in his heyday, but I'm still grateful that I had so many opportunities to experience his madness. RIP.
Looks like Tubi's ad department also jumped the 'Superman' embargo.
July 5, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Looks like Tubi's ad department also jumped the 'Superman' embargo.
Some quick thoughts on the tiresome 'Jurassic World Rebirth' in this week's Highway Radio segment: highwayradio.com/josh-bell-ha...
July 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Some quick thoughts on the tiresome 'Jurassic World Rebirth' in this week's Highway Radio segment: highwayradio.com/josh-bell-ha...
Obviously everything in this article about Prime Video's use of AI is horrible, but this passage really stuck out to me. I don't even like sports, but isn't this the exact opposite of what people watch sports for? What's next, AI telling you what's likely to happen in the movie you're watching?
June 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Obviously everything in this article about Prime Video's use of AI is horrible, but this passage really stuck out to me. I don't even like sports, but isn't this the exact opposite of what people watch sports for? What's next, AI telling you what's likely to happen in the movie you're watching?
Some quick thoughts on Pixar's pleasant, innocuous 'Elio' in this week's Highway Radio segment: highwayradio.com/josh-bell-ha...
June 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Some quick thoughts on Pixar's pleasant, innocuous 'Elio' in this week's Highway Radio segment: highwayradio.com/josh-bell-ha...
The "Josh Bell Hates" tag is accurate for this week's Highway Radio segment on the dreadful 'Karate Kid: Legends': highwayradio.com/josh-bell-ha...
June 1, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The "Josh Bell Hates" tag is accurate for this week's Highway Radio segment on the dreadful 'Karate Kid: Legends': highwayradio.com/josh-bell-ha...
I interviewed Michael back in 2020 for @knpr.org around the release of 'Attack of the Unknown.' He was a crowdfunding dynamo: knpr.org/fifth-street...
May 19, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I interviewed Michael back in 2020 for @knpr.org around the release of 'Attack of the Unknown.' He was a crowdfunding dynamo: knpr.org/fifth-street...
Some quick thoughts on Marvel's solidly entertaining 'Thunderbolts*' in this week's Highway Radio segment: highwayradio.com/josh-bell-ha...
May 3, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Some quick thoughts on Marvel's solidly entertaining 'Thunderbolts*' in this week's Highway Radio segment: highwayradio.com/josh-bell-ha...
Some quick thoughts on the dumb plotting and thrilling action of Netflix's 'Havoc' in this week's Highway Radio segment: highwayradio.com/josh-bell-ha...
April 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Some quick thoughts on the dumb plotting and thrilling action of Netflix's 'Havoc' in this week's Highway Radio segment: highwayradio.com/josh-bell-ha...