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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Fairytale | 2022 Locarno Intl. Film Festival Review

Planet Terror: Sokurov Gets Purgatorial in Nightmare on 20th Century Tyrants “Death is the solution to all problems,” said Joseph Stalin. It turns out this...

I Love My Dad | Review

Sons & Lovers: Morosini Aims for Awkward in Dysfunctional Familial Dilemma Overbearing and stifling parents have long been a staple of semi-autobiographical storytelling, but director...

The Sea Ahead | Review

The Princess of Tides: Dagher Can’t Go Home Again in Broody Beirut For his directorial debut, The Sea Ahead, Ely Dagher expands on the themes...

Resurrection | Review

The Killing Kindness: Semans Explores Love as a Deadly Splendored Thing in Exceptional Psychodrama “You’re Nobody till Somebody Loves You,” a popular 1940s tune made...

Criterion Collection: ‘Round Midnight (1986) | Blu-ray Review

George Gershwin surmised “Life is a lot like jazz, it’s best when you improvise.” In keeping with the spirit of this given, Bertrand Tavernier’s...

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Central Park Deprive: Janicza Bravo to Direct True Crime Media Frenzied ‘Preppy’

Known for her discomfort and absurdity brand of comedy,...

Jouhatsu Junction: Humanist Vampire… Helmer Ariane Louis-Seize Picking ‘Cherry Blossoms’

Telefilm Canada have put some sizeable coin towards a...

2027 Oscars: Japan (not France) Submits Hamaguchi’s ‘All of a Sudden’ in International Feature Race

Canada submits Berlinale winner Nina Roza by Geneviève Dulude-de...
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