Josh Bell
Josh Bell is a freelance writer and movie/TV critic based in Las Vegas who covers sci-fi cinema for Inverse with a weekly column recommending lesser-known films to watch online. He's the former film editor of Las Vegas Weekly and has written about movies and pop culture for Syfy Wire, Polygon, CBR, Film Racket, Crooked Marquee, and more. With comedian Jason Harris, he co-hosts the podcast Awesome Movie Year.
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Josh BellStarfish envisions a tastefully curated hipster apocalypse.
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Josh BellYou'll never look at cardboard the same way again after watching 'Dave Made a Maze.'
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Josh BellChopping Mall is the rare B-movie that lives up to the ridiculousness of its title.
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Josh BellDavid Cronenberg's sci-fi cult classic eXistenZ got lost in the shadow of 'The Matrix,' but it's worth another look.
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Josh BellThere's absolutely nothing like Kerry Conran's Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.
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Josh BellLiterary adaptation 'Z for Zachariah' takes a contemplative approach to the end of the world.
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Josh BellLeigh Janiak's 'Honeymoon' will make you question whether you actually know your significant other. Watch it for free now, while you still can.
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Josh BellNight of the Comet is a bubbly, clever post-apocalyptic delight.
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Josh BellRichard Ayoade's 'The Double' explores the fascinating duality of Jesse Eisenberg. Here's why you need to watch it for free online, while you can.
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Josh BellAustralian movie 'The Infinite Man' is like 'Primer' as a rom-com. Here's why you need to watch it for free online, while you can.
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Josh BellEvan Glodell's 'Bellflower' is a combination of hipster romance and apocalyptic nightmare. Here's why you need to watch it ASAP.
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Josh BellEveryone knows what a Stepford wife is, but watching the sci-fi 1975 movie that popularized the term is still a bracing experience.
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Josh BellBeing caught in a time loop isn’t all fun and games and potential romance, despite what movies like 'Groundhog Day,' 'Palm Springs' and even 'Happy Death Day' might have you believe.
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Josh BellThis ocean-based monster movie borrows the best ideas from science fiction classics like 'Alien' and 'The Thing' to create something new and timely.
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Josh BellZach Galifianakis and Judy Greer star in this vastly underrated dark sci-fi comedy. Here's why you need to stream it online right now.
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Josh BellIn a year full of memorable science fiction, one movie flew under the radar despite offering the grittiest portrayal of the post-apocalypse in recent memory.
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Josh BellDirector Michael Winterbottom's forgotten science fiction masterpiece deserves another shot. Watch it now on HBO Max.
Singularity Awards
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Josh BellThe film invented a new cinematic language in its watershed depiction of online socializing.
