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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The Testament of Ann Lee | Review

Shake It Up: Fastvold Envisions the Life’s Work of a Religious Leader There’s a fervor roiling beneath the surface of Mona Fastvold’s third feature, The...

No Other Choice | Review

Slay the Competition: Chan-wook Explores the Horrors of Capitalism In many ways, Donald Westlake’s 1997 novel The Ax feels more relevant than ever, which is...

Father Mother Sister Brother | Review

Terms of Estrangement: Jarmusch’s Amusing Triptych on Familial Labors If each unhappy family is unhappy in their own way, there are still a wide variety...

Timestamp | Review

Schools of Survival: Gornostai Probes the Resiliency of Ukraine’s Education System During Wartime Despite reflecting the distressing normalization of wartime on an entire generation of...

The Voice of Hind Rajab | Review

In a Child’s Name: Ben Hania’s Grueling Portrait of Genocide It’s the responsibility of artists to use their platforms as a mechanism to speak truth...

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