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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Criterion Collection: Mikey and Nicky (1976) | Blu-ray Review

Of the four noted directorial efforts from writer-director Elaine May, whose career behind the camera ended after the critical debacle of 1987’s infamous...

Schnabel Paints Another Portrait of an Artist with “At Eternity’s Gate” | Blu-ray Review

Director Julian Schnabel broke an eight-year hiatus with At Eternity’s Gate, a film destined to enter a pantheon of cinematic snapshots on troubled artist...

Ercoli Kept the Negatives in The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion (1970) | Blu-ray Review

In many ways, as both its plot and title indicate, Luciano Ercoli’s jazzy 1970 directorial debut, The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion,...

Dolce Fine Giornata | 2019 Sundance Film Festival Review

Under the Tuscan Sun: Borcuch Presents Compelling Intersection on Art and Political Responsibility Polish director Jacek Borcuch travels abroad once again for his fifth feature,...

I Am Mother | 2019 Sundance Film Festival Review

They Call Me Mother: Sputore Examines What It Means to Be Human in Sci-Fi Debut Australia’s Grant Sputore makes an impressive directorial debut with the...

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The Blue Trail (O último azul) | Review

Crimes of the Future: Mascaro Envisions Trouble Ahead “Getting old...
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