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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Ammonite | Review

The Shell Seekers: Lee Recuperates a Scientist’s Legacy in Languid Love Story As its title suggests, Ammonite, the sophomore feature from burgeoning director Francis Lee,...

Fatman [Video Review]

Black Coal, Thin Gag: The Nelms Bros. Stalk Santa in Middling Comedic Thriller Santa Claus is apparently a federal employee in Fatman, a novel idea...

Freaky [Video Review]

The Killer Inside Me: Landon Continues Recycled Tropes for Latest Buffet of Thrills and Kills Director Christopher Landon, now a revered alum at Blumhouse Productions...

Divine Love | Review

Mighty Aphrodite: Mascaro’s Second Coming Cloaked in Complex Allegory The Immaculate Conception remains one of the notorious suspensions of disbelief in Christian folklore, and Brazilian...

Dirty God | Review

A Woman’s Face: Polak’s Tender Melodrama Explores Struggle for Self-Love With her third narrative feature, Dirty God, which also stands as her English language debut,...

Breaking

Interview: Producer Tristan Scott-Behrends – Bunnylovr (Work in Progress)

In what seems to be an exploration of duality,...

Interview: Gabriel Mascaro – The Blue Trail (O Último Azul)

We have long admired the cinema of Brazilian filmmaker...
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