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 Conversation: Top 10 World Cinema Filmmakers Missing in Action (Class of 2018)

With 2018 quickly winding down, it’s time to visit a new batch of international directors and auteurs who have been missing in action for...

The Mule | Review

Two Kilos for Sister Sara: Eastwood Delivers Drugs and Good Deeds in Character Drama In a role perfectly suited for him, and in what may...

If Beale Street Could Talk | Review

I Can Feel the Beale: Jenkins Does Justice to Classic Baldwin Novel Following his history making Best Picture winner Moonlight, stakes are set high for...

The Conversation: The Top 20 Theatrical Releases of 2018 – Picks 10 to 1

continued from yesterday, Nicholas Bell's Top 20 theatrical releases of 2018. #10. The House That Jack Built – Dir. Lars Von Trier The film’s finale, which...

The Conversation: The Top 20 Theatrical Releases of 2018

It was a strong year for wicked and weird in cinema---if you knew where to look for it. A strong showing of women directors...

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Caught by the Tides | Review

The Tide is High: Zhangke Splices Thwarted Romance Across...

Black Tea | Review

Spill the Tea: Sissako Flounders with Tepid Brew The level...
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