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 Damned | Review

The Damned Do Cry: Minervini Details a Doomed Mission For his first narrative feature, Roberto Minervini tackles another aspect of the evolving American identity with The...

Caught by the Tides | Review

The Tide is High: Zhangke Splices Thwarted Romance Across Changing Times Filmmaker Jia Zhangke presents something of an experimental anomaly with his latest feature, Caught...

Black Tea | Review

Spill the Tea: Sissako Flounders with Tepid Brew The level of ineptitude apparent in every regard of Black Tea, Abderrahmane Sissako’s first narrative feature in...

La cocina | Review

Soap Kitchen: Ruizpalacios Underwhelms & Over Bakes Food Drama Making his English language debut with fourth feature La Cocina, based on the notable stage play...

Most People Die on Sundays | Review

A Month of Sundays: Said Squeezes Magic Out of Melancholy The tagline for Iair Said’s sophomore film More People Die on Sundays (Los domingos mueren...

Breaking

Bugonia | Review

When Will They Ever Learn?: Lanthimos Turns to Eco-Horror Yorgos...

Hedda | Review

Party Time: Nia DaCosta Throws A Forgettable Rager If you’ve...
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