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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Who by Fire (Comme le feu) | Review

Into the Woods: Lesage Explores Wounded Masculinities In Vincent Sherman’s 1943 Bette Davis-led melodrama Old Acquaintance, the complex relationship between a pair of female frenemies...

The Empire (L’Empire) | Review

The Satire Strikes Back: Dumont Claims His Own Multi-Verse It’s sometimes difficult to predict what mode French auteur Bruno Dumont will be choosing for his...

Mickey 17 | Review

Born to Die: Joon-ho Beguiles with Irreverent Sci-Fi Socio-Satire After significant delays, Bong Joon-ho’s highly anticipated Mickey 17 at last arrives with all his signature...

World War III | Review

War & Fleece: Seyyedi’s Swiftly Shifting Satire Explores the Corrupting Nature of Power In one of the most unromanticized depictions of the filmmaking process, Iranian...

What Does that Nature Say to You | 2025 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

The Parent Trap: Sang-soo Takes Sideways Swipe at Social Etiquette A constant purveyor of how subtle social cues are obliterated by the lowered inhibitions of...

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Interview: Kaouther Ben Hania – The Voice of Hind Rajab

When I was actively watching Kaouther Ben Hania’s devastating...

2026 Oscars: The Golden Globe Six Among the International Feature Shortlist

The Oscars have announced the shortlists in 12 categories...

Interview: Ntobeko Sishi – Laundry (2025)

We first became aware of South Africa filmmaker Zamo...
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