Josh Bell Hates “The Black Phone”

Finney Shaw is a shy but clever 13-year-old boy who’s being held in a soundproof basement by a sadistic, masked killer. When a disconnected phone on the wall starts to ring, he soon discovers that he can hear the voices of the murderer’s previous victims — and they are dead set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.

Our favorite Las Vegas movie and media critic Josh Bell (whom famously “hates everything“) has checked it out. Find out how many bells he gives this film in this installment of Josh Bell Hates Everything:

For even more from Josh, enjoy “Awesome Movie Year“, a podcast he co-hosts with filmmaker and comedian Jason Harris. Each season looks at why a certain year was an awesome movie year. Each episode focuses on a different film from the year being investigated.