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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Knocking | 2021 Sundance Film Festival Review

Only This and Nothing More: Kempff Explores Cultural Gaslighting in Parochial Thriller As in the timeless singsong of Poe’s classic poem “The Raven,” ‘suddenly there...

Beginning | Review

Carpet Burn: Kulumbegashvili Unnerves with Exacting Debut of Violence and Veneration For decades, the international presence of Georgian cinema was thanks (mostly) to the output...

True Mothers | Review

Mother Has Arrived: Kawase Returns with Intersecting Drama on Motherhood Recently, Naomi Kawase, a staple amongst arthouse enthusiasts of Japanese cinema, has been drifting ever...

Video Interview: Ingir & Marja Bal Nango – The Tongues | Best Live Action Short Entry for the 93rd Academy Awards

A submission in the ‘Best Live Action Short’ category at the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021 directed by Marja Bal Nango and Ingir Bal...

Video Interview: Melina Leon – Song Without a Name | Intl. Feature Film Entry for the 93rd Academy Awards

Peru’s official submission for the ‘Best International Feature’ category at the 93rd Academy Awards in 2021 is Melina Leon’s directorial debut Song Without a...

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DJ Ahmet | Review

2026 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Palme d’Or – Part II

Welcome back to the second portion of our Cannes...

2026 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Palme d’Or – Part 1

In less than two weeks, Thierry Frémaux will unveil...

YES | Review

Break My Soul: Lapid Explores Compromised Artistry During Wartime Essentially,...
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