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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On vous croit (We believe you) | 2025 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - February 17, 2025

High Tension: Deville & Dufeys Suffer the Children in Jittery Debut Tossing us right into the hellfire of an acutely agonizing situation, Charlotte Deville and...

Girls on Wire | 2025 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - February 17, 2025

Mad Bills to Pay: Qu Stages Miserabilist Soap Opera If Girls on Wire settles on anything clear to say it’s quite simply that crime doesn’t...

The Blue Trail (O último azul) | 2025 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - February 16, 2025

Crimes of the Future: Mascaro Envisions Trouble Ahead “Getting old ain’t no place for sissies,” a quote often attributed to Bette Davis (or similar variations...

Hysteria | 2025 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - February 15, 2025

Burn After Filming: Büyükatalay Explores Colliding Perspectives in Nuanced Drama While it can’t be described as a classic thriller, Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay’s sophomore film Hysteria...

Ari | 2025 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - February 15, 2025

Murmur of the Heart: Serraille Conquers Indifference Through Sincerity With her third feature, Ari, director Léonor Serraille confirms a clear pattern of interest in exploring...

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