Articles by Robert Bell

Family Ties: The Seventh and Final Season

PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2013

When Family Ties was originally conceived as a sitcom about the gradual death of hippie ideals amidst the rampant capitalism of '80s Americ...

All the Wrong Reasons

Gia Milani

PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2013

When All the Wrong Reasons opens, married couple James (Cory Monteith) and Kate (Karine Vanasse) are having a difficult time connecting. S...

To the Wolf

Aran Hughes & Christina Koutsospyrou

PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2013

Shot over two years, utilizing non-actors that reside within the Greek countryside To the Wolf depicts, Aran Hughes and Christina Koutsospy...

The Husband

Bruce McDonald

PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2013

Though arguably one of his most accessible feature films, taking a dry and straightforward approach to black comedy with minimal stylizatio...

Abuse of Weakness

Catherine Breillat

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2013

In 2004, Catherine Breillat (the controversial auteur known for biting deconstructions of gender relations, primarily in a sexual capacity,...

Joe

David Gordon Green

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2013

In both his comedic and dramatic works, prolific director David Gordon Green has demonstrated a preoccupation with the idea of manhood as a...

On the Job

Erik Matti

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2013

Though thematically uncomplicated, unfolding as a standard corruption play between police, criminals and corrupt government officials, Erik...

Metallica: Through the Never 3D

Nimród Antal

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2013

Unlike the abundance of overly sanitized, youth-oriented concert films from the likes of Katy Perry and One Direction, cashing in on the di...