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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Underwater | Review

A Time to Drill: Eubank Delves into Derivative with Studio Sci-Fi As above, so below seems to be the theme of William Eubank’s third feature,...

Criterion Collection: Betty Blue (1986) | Blu-ray Video Review

It’s time to take another look at the famed Cinema du Look auteurs of 1980s and 1990s French cinema, and what better way to...

Criterion Collection: The Story of Temple Drake (1933) | Blu-ray Video Review

“Women will understand!” read one of the many various taglines associated with The Story of Temple Drake, the pre-code rape and revenge talkie the...

The Conversation: Through the Looking Glass – Top 10 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021

Looking past the dawn of the new decade, 2021 promises to unleash a host of projects from perennial auteurs and sleeping cinematic giants. Although...

Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #1. Annette – Leos Carax

Annette Produced by Charles Gillibert, Paul-Dominique Win Vacharasinthu Directed by Leos Carax Written by Ron Mael, Russell Mael Starring: Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard...

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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...

Interview: Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme

Marty Supreme marks a new evolution in the work...
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