Articles by Robert Bell

Fresno

Jamie Babbit

PUBLISHED May 21, 2015

The first ten minutes of Fresno are absolutely hysterical. Portlandia and South Park writer Karey Dornetto's first feature screenplay is ri...

Tomorrowland

Brad Bird

PUBLISHED May 21, 2015

Given the success of Pirates of the Caribbean, it's a tad surprising that Disney hasn't made more movies based on rides or pavilions in the...

Dancing Arabs

Eran Riklis

PUBLISHED May 15, 2015

Eran Riklis has developed a clear formula for filmmaking. Each of his films takes a thinly veiled metaphor — the pissing match over a...

Phoenix

Christian Petzold

PUBLISHED May 9, 2015

Christian Petzold's follow-up to the internationally acclaimed period drama, Barbara, is quite similar to its predecessor. Nelly Lenz (Nina...

Maggie

Henry Hobson

PUBLISHED May 7, 2015

Henry Hobson, whose background is primarily in title design, has crafted an unusual feature directorial debut. Maggie, which is, in simplif...

Preggoland

Jacob Tierney

PUBLISHED Apr 30, 2015

During the opening moments of the Canadian almost-comedy, Preggoland, Ruth (Sonja Bennett) attends her high school pal Shannon's (Laura Har...

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Joss Whedon

PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2015

In basic terms, before getting to the nitty-gritty specifics, there are a couple of key questions to answer about Joss Whedon's follow-up t...

Veep: The Complete Third Season

PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2015

Veep creator Armando Iannucci's approach to political discussion is very different than the traditional pop sensibility. Rather than spin t...