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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Mangrove | Review

All for Notting Hill: McQueen Paints the Power of Resistance in Period Courtroom Drama The first of five installments from Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” anthology,...

The Giant | Review

Dream a Little Dream: Raboy Broods on Bruised Memories with Moody, Slender Narrative Crackling thunder, roiling clouds on a purple sky and electric tendrils of...

Sleepless Beauty [Video Review]

To Sleep, Perchance to Scream: Khvaleev Gets Re-creative with Mind Control Mind control is the name of the game in Sleepless Beauty, the fourth feature...

The Climb [Video Review]

Such Great Heights: Covino & Marvin Mine the Nexus of Toxic Friendships Friendships between heterosexual men are already an anomaly in cinema, and representations are...

Hillbilly Elegy [Video Review]

The Oh in Ohio: Howard Tries on Tragedy in Elementary Adaptation The trouble with critiquing a personal memoir invites the danger of dismissing someone’s trauma,...

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Interview: Hédi Zardi Atlas Workshop – 2026 Marrakech Film Festival

The Atlas Workshops provide artistic and professional support to...

Possible Love | Review

Blue is the Warmest Collar: Chang-dong Prepares a Touch...

Lee Chang-dong – Possible Love

For his seventh feature film, Korean master filmmaker Lee...

Interview: Travis Knight – Wildwood

Among those that play the long game we could...
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