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 Best Mother in the World (A melhor mãe do mundo) | 2025 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Life is Beautiful: Muylaert Takes Aim at Domestic Abuse in Heartfelt Drama In A melhor mãe do mundo (The Best Mother in the World), the...

The Devil Smokes (and Saves the Burnt Matches in the Same Box) | 2025 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Devil May Care: Bucio’s Tantalizing Premise Fizzles Out With an enigmatic premise and a formidably morbid title, Ernesto Martinez Bucio’s debut The Devil Smokes...

The Good Sister (Schwesterherz) | 2025 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Sister, My Sister: Fischer Tests the Moral Fibers of Familial Bonds An ethical dilemma curdles in the heart of Sarah Miro Fischer’s directorial debut Schwesterherz...

Little Trouble Girls | 2025 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Circles of Perfection: Djukić Surveys the Compromises of Sexual Awakening Taking its title from the 1995 Sonic Youth track Little Trouble Girls (Kaj ti je...

Living the Land | 2025 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Land of Steady Habits: Meng Reflects Familial Upheaval in Quiet Saga “Isn’t it queer: there are only two or three human stories, and they go...

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Hot Milk | Review

The Eternal Daughter: Lenkiewicz Ladles the Milk of Sorrows Screenwriter...

Interview: Ariane Labed – September Says

A pivotal figure in the Greek Weird Wave, Ariane...

Interview: Jessica Palud – Being Maria

In 2018, political journalist and writer Vanessa Schneider released...
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