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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Stranger Eyes | Review

The Interest of Distance: Yeo Discovers the Masochistic Pleasures of a Surveillance State “Strange feeling that someone is looking at me. I am clear, then...

Motel Destino | Review

Destiny Indemnity: Ainouz Retrofits a Noir Classic “Love, when you get fear in it, it’s not love any more, it’s hate,” wrote James M. Cain...

Suspended Time (Hors du Temps) | Review

Time Regained: Assayas Agonizes in Pretentious Pandemic Reflection In what stands as evidence of a surprising lack of self-awareness, director Olivier Assayas reenacts a composite...

By the Stream | Review

Right Sketch, Wrong Skit: Sangsoo Scans Patterns in Bittersweet Interludes Perspectives of regret and the uncertain odyssey of retrospection emphasize the undertones of perennial auteur...

The Sparrow in the Chimney | Review

There’s a Ghost in Me: Zurcher Explores the Necessity of Destruction Amidst all the existential dread in Franz Kafka’s body of work, silver linings abound,...

Breaking

More Violence: Michel Franco’s ‘Circles’ Getting Ready for Cannes 2026?

Screen have put together 75 titles (many of which...

Interview: Albert Birney – Obex (Work in Progress)

After popular (co-signed with Kentucker Audley) feature film projects...

Young Mothers (Jeunes mères) | Review

Bonjour Tristesse: The Dardenne Bros. Explore Teenage Pregnancy In their...

Homegrown | Review

Been Caught Stealing: Premo Watches the Pendulum Swing Right Utilizing...
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