Nicholas Bell

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Los Angeles based Nicholas Bell is IONCINEMA.com's Chief Film Critic and covers film festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Cannes and TIFF. He is part of the critic groups on Rotten Tomatoes, The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), FIPRESCI, the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) and GALECA. His top 3 for 2023: The Beast (Bonello) Poor Things (Lanthimos), Master Gardener (Schrader). He was a jury member at the 2019 Cleveland International Film Festival.

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Yo (Love Is a Rebellious Bird) | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - February 23, 2026

Free Bird: Fitch & White Unveil Inventive, Personal Homage Watching something like Yo (Love is a Rebellious Bird) reifies the exceptional and unique nature of...

Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - February 23, 2026

Celestial Orgy: Haroun Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts Nestled deep down inside the core of Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars is a compelling narrative...

A New Dawn | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - February 22, 2026

Grave of the Fireworks: Shinomiya Finds All the Colors in the Dark For his debut film, A New Dawn, animator Yoshitoshi Shinomiya marries bureaucratic takeovers,...

We Are All Strangers | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - February 20, 2026

Strategy of Tragedy: Chen Overdoses on Drama in Sprawling Family Portrait The most succinct aspect of Singaporean filmmaker Anthony Chen’s latest feature, We Are All...

The Loneliest Man in Town | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - February 19, 2026

Perfect Blue: Covi & Frimmel Marinate in Memories “Everything changing all the time. Even the air you breathing change,” notes a character in August Wilson’s...

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