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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Queen at Sea | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

(Get) Away From Her: Hammer Returns with Elder Ethical Dilemma It’s been nearly twenty years since Lance Hammer’s 2008 debut Ballast announced a major new...

The Blood Countess | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

There Will (Not) Be Blood: Ottinger Returns with Anemic Vampire Comedy New German Wave legend Ulrike Ottinger returns with her long gestating project The Blood...

Truly Naked | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Father Knows Best: Intimacy Cuts Deepest in d’Ansembourg’s Debut “When porn has become the norm, intimacy is the new taboo,” reads an early tagline for...

Nina Roza | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Father Figure, Mother Tongue: Dulude-De Celles Curates Reconciliation It turns out you can go home again…but don’t expect not to confront psychic wounds left untended,...

At the Sea | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Days of Wine and Poses: Mundruczo Dances Around the Trauma Hungarian filmmaker Kornél Mundruczó aims to repeat the critical acclaim following his Academy Award nominated...

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Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

A Heavy Toll: Shirai’s Artful Take on the Body...

Interview: Virginie Efira – All of a Sudden

In All of a Sudden (read review), Virginie Efira delivers...

Interview: Nathalia Acevedo – Salón de belleza

Actress-turned-filmmaker Nathalia Acevedo made her feature directorial debut with...

Fjord | Review

Uncanny Valley: Mungiu Explores Liberated Prisons Totalitarian mentality is driven...
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