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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Mank [Video Review]

Hearst & Foremost: Fincher Festoons the Neglected Glory of Herman Mankiewicz The finicky methods of director David Fincher have themselves become nearly as iconic as...

Another Round | Review

The Libation Bearers: Vinterberg Explores a Collective Mid-life Crisis in Boozy Black Comedy Thomas Vinterberg returns to his favored motifs, experimental behavioral portraits of Danish...

Alex Wheatle | Review

Odds Against Tomorrow: McQueen’s Anthology Explores Tribulations of Famed Novelist For the fourth installment of his five-title Small Axe anthology series, director Steve McQueen recuperates...

Red, White and Blue | Review

A Bridge Too Far: McQueen Explores the Inherent Sacrifice of Community Service in Straightforward Drama With Red, White and Blue, the third film in Steve...

The Life Ahead [Video Review]

In the Mood for Loren: Ponti Resurrects an Icon in Reticent Remake It’s been over a decade since iconic Italian actress Sophia Loren appeared...

Breaking

Two Prosecutors | Review

Ordeal by Innocence: Loznitsa Mines the Terrors of Naïveté A...

2026 Eurimages: Kira Kovalenko, Monia Chokri & Camille Vidal-Naquet Land Coin

Some Cannes Film Festival alumni in Kira Kovalenko, Monia...

The Most Precious Of Cargoes | Review

The Zone of Disinterest: Hazanavicius Reanimates the Holocaust in...
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