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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Little Joe | Review

Stamen Alive: Hausner Examines the Pursuit of Happiness in Cerebral Sci-Fi It was “the nightmare that threatened the world” and something that came from “deep...

The Kindness of Strangers | Review

Strife Itself: Scherfig Delivers Major Misfire with Manhattan Set Melodrama Lest we forget, it was Blanche Dubois, the broken seductress of Tennessee Williams’ classic A...

Criterion Collection: Cold War | Blu-ray Review

Polish auteur Pawel Pawlikowski ascends to the Criterion Collection with his 2018 success Cold War, which competed at Cannes (winning him Best Director), and...

Mickey and the Bear | Review

A Bear to Care: Attanasio Scores Modest, Sincere Debut Although lacking in originality and narrative energy, director Annabelle Attanasio more often than not makes up...

Dark Waters | Review

Far From Heaven: Haynes Mounts Modest Environmental Drama In the oft-prestigious subgenre of environmental thrillers, particularly those detailing the grossly inhuman actions of powerful...

Breaking

Queen at Sea | Review

(Get) Away From Her: Hammer Returns with Elder Ethical...

Gentle Monster | Review

The Children’s Hour: Kreutzer Poses Provocative Dilemmas The complex trappings...

Interview: Damian Kocur – La Manche | 2026 Venice Gap-Financing Market

As part of our coverage at the recent Venice...
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