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.

Exclusive articles:

Native Son | Review

(Not So) Good Times: Johnson Stumbles with Modern Homage to Richard Wright Marrying historical contexts to modern aesthetics is often an arresting avenue for consideration,...

High Life | Review

An Outpost of Progress: Denis Gets Daring with Esoteric Sci-Fi Of Claire Denis’ impressive English language debut High Life, perhaps a famous line from Alien...

Three’s Company in the Sordid Universe of Jose Ramon Larraz | Blu-ray Review

A formidable recuperation for art-house genre enthusiasts, Arrow Video recuperates a triptych of films from the peak period of director Jose Larraz, a master...

The Beach Bum | Review

Tales of Ordinary Madness: Korine Courts Cutesy in Outlandish Stoner Comedy It’s no fun being the designated driver, which is the position the audience of...

Criterion Collection: Wanda (1970) | Blu-ray Review

A director and a film unfortunately stymied shortly after its premiere, Barbara Loden’s Wanda (1970) remains a singularly unwavering portrait of neo-realistic gender identity...

Breaking

La grazia | Review

The Long Goodbye: Sorrentino Returns to Familiar Remembrances of...

Interview: Arab Nassar – Once Upon a Time in Gaza

Over the course of their three feature films, Gaza-born...

Interview: Tawfeek Barhom – I’m Glad You’re Dead Now (Short)

From Tarik Selah's Boy from Heaven (2022) to the...

Interview: Ali Asgari – Divine Comedy

Sometimes, in a landscape where censorship and endless approvals...
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