Articles by Robert Bell

Diaz: Don't Clean Up This Blood

Daniele Vacari

PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2013

In the opening scene of Daniele Vicari's bland, rather self-righteous re-enactment of the 2001 G8 Summit, a voiceover notes that this movem...

Syrup

Aram Rappaport

PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2013

Taking its source Max Barry novel of the same name a little too literally, Syrup opens with a spirited voiceover from Scat (Shiloh Fernande...

Orange is the New Black

PUBLISHED Jul 7, 2013

In the opening scene of Orange is the New Black, the new Netflix series from Weeds creator Jenji Kohan, a close-up photo of a vagina is fla...

The Last Exorcism Part II [Blu-Ray]

Ed Gass-Donnelly

PUBLISHED Jul 6, 2013

Dropping the faux-documentary framing device in favour of a television drama pastiche, The Last Exorcism Part II starts where the original...

Museum Hours

Jem Cohen

PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2013

Though Museum Hours is technically Jem Cohen's first narrative effort, having the backbone of a very slight storyline, it doesn't stray far...

I'm So Excited

Pedro Almodóvar

PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2013

Aesthetically, Almodóvar's latest exaggerative work of human interconnectivity draws from his existing filmic palette. Male attire reflects...

The Way, Way Back

Nat Faxon & Jim Rash

PUBLISHED Jul 4, 2013

During the opening moments of Nat Faxon and Jim Rash's (the writing team behind Alexander Payne's, The Descendants) directorial debut, The...

Prisoners of War

PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2013

Prior to the many award wins and virtually unanimous critical acclaim of the impeccably acted and consistently taut Showtime series, Homela...