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 Universal Theory (Die Theorie Von Allem) | Review

Multiverse of Sadness: Kroger Captivates with Cryptic Cold War Sci-Fi Exploit Although it will invariably be confused with the 2014 Stephen Hawking biopic, Timm Kröger’s...

Megalopolis | Review

Atlas Farted: Coppola’s Labor of Love a Lackluster Saga While he’s one of the greatest film directors of all time, mostly thanks to a handful...

The Substance | Review

Woman of Substance: Fargeat Rejuvenates Body Horror with Pulpy Parable To borrow a succinct phrase from Beyonce, ‘pretty hurts,’ a sentiment quivering through Coraline Fargeat’s...

The Babadook | Review

Consequences of Grief: Kent’s Stunning Debut Wades Through Primordial Fears Satisfying genre films are generally few and far between these days, so it’s with absolute...

A Different Man | Review

The Face of Another: Schimberg Scrutinizes the Pratfalls of Face Value Those familiar with his 2018 sophomore film Chained for Life will likely notate director...

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