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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Nina Roza | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Father Figure, Mother Tongue: Dulude-De Celles Curates Reconciliation It turns out you can go home again…but don’t expect not to confront psychic wounds left untended,...

At the Sea | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Days of Wine and Poses: Mundruczo Dances Around the Trauma Hungarian filmmaker Kornél Mundruczó aims to repeat the critical acclaim following his Academy Award nominated...

Dust | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Corporate Cannibals: Blondé Underwhelms with Ethical Reckoning There’s an interesting idea behind Dust, which finds two Belgian entrepreneurs essentially navigating their last two days of...

Rose | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

A Self-Made Man: Schleinzer Explores the Privilege of Pants If there’s a trough line (beyond the eponymous titles) of Austrian director Markus Schleinzer’s films, it’s...

Salvation | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Hysterical Intervention: Alper Gets Overwrought Exploring Tribalism The land dispute at the center of Emin Alper’s latest film Salvation has all the trademarks of a...

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Dreams | Review

Yo (Love Is a Rebellious Bird) | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Free Bird: Fitch & White Unveil Inventive, Personal Homage Watching...

Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Celestial Orgy: Haroun Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts Nestled deep...

A New Dawn | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Grave of the Fireworks: Shinomiya Finds All the Colors...

Lali | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Ghosts of Past & Present: Sultan Khoosat Hones His...
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