Articles by Robert Bell

House of Lies: The First Season

PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2012

Much as Californication highlighted the vulgarity, superficiality and self-serving indulgence of the pretentious Los Angeles arts crowd, si...

Sparkle [Blu-Ray]

Salim Akil

PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2012

Amidst the abundance of extended musical performances and awkward Whitney Houston tribute material included with the Blu-Ray release of Spa...

Killer Joe [Blu-Ray]

William Friedkin

PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2012

In its own way, William Friedkin's adaptation of the Tracy Letts play Killer Joe is a gritty, sweat-stained, Southern Cinderella story not...

Reign of Fire

Rob Bowman

PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2012

Metaphorically, the dragon is often associated with the insurmountable warrior quest wherein faith, strength and courage—along with a...

The Howling

Joe Dante

PUBLISHED Dec 19, 2012

Though noted for its groundbreaking werewolf transformation effects and spawning a series of unrelated sequels pertaining specifically to l...

Armageddon

Michael Bay

PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2012

During the opening moments of Michael Bay's Aerosmith-driven, hyper-excessive, phallic ode blissful cultural deterioration, Armageddon, aft...

Prairie Love

Dusty Bias

PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2012

When Prairie Love opens amidst a cold, wide-open expanse, substituting for a cold, lonely world, a voiceover points out the original Americ...

The Island [Blu-Ray]

Michael Ritchie

PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2012

Loosely adapted from the novel of the same name by Jaws author Peter Benchley, The Island reiterates anxieties of the unknown and unseen, s...