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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Criterion Collection: Leave Her to Heaven (1945) | Blu-ray Review

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Nicholas Bell - April 7, 2020

“I’ll never let you go,” Gene Tierney’s Ellen Berent coos to her husband/victim in the 1945 melodrama film-noir Leave Her to Heaven. It’s a...

Never Rarely Sometimes Always | Review

Reviews

Nicholas Bell - April 3, 2020

The Story of Women: Hittman Hits Home Run with Stellar, Topical Abortion Drama How often have you seen an abortion drama, in any language, which...

Coffee & Kareem | Review

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Nicholas Bell - April 3, 2020

Fecal Weapon: Dowse Gets Derivative with (Another) Odd Couple Comedy The odd couple dynamic in comedy is as old as the genre itself, and thus,...

The Other Lamb | Review

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Nicholas Bell - April 2, 2020

Lamb Tied to (Mis)Take: Szumowska Gets Culty with English Language Debut Cults seem to be making something of a comeback in popular film culture, which...