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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The Blood Countess | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

There Will (Not) Be Blood: Ottinger Returns with Anemic Vampire Comedy New German Wave legend Ulrike Ottinger returns with her long gestating project The Blood...

Truly Naked | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Father Knows Best: Intimacy Cuts Deepest in d’Ansembourg’s Debut “When porn has become the norm, intimacy is the new taboo,” reads an early tagline for...

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...

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