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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Flies (Moscas) | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - February 18, 2026

All the Small Things: Eimbcke Explores the Pleasures of Disruption The titular insects of Fernando Eimbcke’s latest feature, Flies (Moscas), metaphorically represent an unwanted, aggravating...

Wolfram | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - February 17, 2026

The Torn Birds: Thornton Returns to Brutality of the Australian Frontier The sovereignty of Australia was never officially ceded by its First Nations peoples, succinctly...

My Wife Cries | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - February 17, 2026

Where Did Our Love Go?: Schanalec Deconstructs the Break-Up Drama True to form, or rather, anti-form, Angela Schanelec’s latest exercise, My Wife Cries (Meine Frau...

Queen at Sea | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - February 17, 2026

(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

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Nicholas Bell - February 17, 2026

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...

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