Articles by Robert Bell

Believe

PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2013

Much of the appeal of the supernatural drama Believe stems from the mystery and lack of clarity. It deliberately avoids answering question...

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

Jacques Demy

PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2013

After following up his critically praised directorial debut Lola with the sombre and exceedingly didactic gambling drama, Bay of Angels, it...

Lola

Jacques Demy

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2013

Though associated with the French New Wave by timing, proximity and a moderately vanguard approach to the existentialism and ennui omnipres...

Unfinished Song

Paul Andrew Williams

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2013

Taking a break from making films about backwoods British cannibals and rapists, Paul Andrew Williams (who showed early promise with exceedi...

My Brother the Devil

Sally El Hosaini

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2013

Early in Sally El Hosaini's ambitious, yet surprisingly restrained and detailed debut, My Brother the Devil, gangland territory in London's...

The Heat

Paul Feig

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2013

As established in 2011 with the surprise hit Bridesmaids, director Paul Feig and Gilmore Girls actress Melissa McCarthy have a healthy and...

12 Rounds 2: Reloaded [Blu-Ray]

Roel Reiné

PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2013

During the opening moments of the completely unnecessary sequel to the forgettable Renny Harlin thriller, 12 Rounds, meathead paramedic Nic...

A Haunting at Silver Falls

Brett Donowho

PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2013

During the opening kill scene of A Haunting at Silver Falls, a young girl flees through the woods, panicked, eventually hiding behind a tre...