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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The Postcard Killings | Review

Postcards from the Dredge: Tanovic’s English Language Debut a Major Misfire Films presenting serial killers who desire to make like The Police and turn murder...

Dog Days Are Over: Lee Examines Conflict and Crisis in “Summer of Sam” | Blu-ray Review

Without a doubt, Spike Lee is one of the most notable contemporary American filmmakers of the last thirty years. His masterpieces, uneven as some...

The Roads Not Taken | Review

Roadside Assistance: Potter Putters in Nonsensical Melodrama Who is the nearly catatonic man being dragged through New York by his overly sincere daughter? His name...

The Hunt | Review

The Most Capitalist Game: Zobel Skewers Class Consciousness with Ribald Satire Social satire is perhaps the only conducive way to narratively navigate the ills...

Hope Gap | Review

Mind the Gap: Nicholson’s Intimate Divorce Story Drama The emotional devastation of a divorce girds the intimate dramatic underpinnings of Hope Gap, a quiet and...

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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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