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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Shoplifters | Review

Ties That Bind: Koreeda Examines the Essence of Family from Unexpected Perspective Anyone familiar with the cinema of Japanese auteur Hirokazu Koreeda already knows what...

Criterion Collection: Sisters (1973) | Blu-ray Review

“What the Devil hath joined together, let no man cast asunder,” reads the gleefully blasphemous tagline of Brian De Palma’s 1973 horror film Sisters,...

European Film Promotion and the Hunt for the Foreign Language Oscar

Every year, the submission for Best Foreign Language entries from around the world seems to grow larger and more difficult to navigate. For the...

Criterion Collection: Eight Hours Don’t Make a Day (1972) | Blu-ray Review

Criterion scores ones of the most immersive additions to their prestigious collection with the recuperation of Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1972-73 eight hours plus five...

All the Better to Eat with Dutra & Rojas’ Good Manners | DVD Review

Premiering in competition at the 2017 Locarno Film Festival, Marco Dutra and Juliana Rojas’ superb second collaboration Good Manners was purchased by Distrib Films...

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2026 Sundance: Beth de Araújo’s ‘Josephine’ Doubles Down Lands Grand Jury & Audience Award Prizes

Following a thunderous world premiere, Beth de Araújo’s sophomore...

Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty! | 2026 Sundance Film Festival Review

Strictly Soft Gloom: Wladyka's Bereft Bliss Puts Spotlight on...

Birds of War | 2026 Sundance Film Festival Review

Soaringly Bittersweet: Boulos & Alkader Habak Fall in Love...

Everybody to Kenmure Street | 2026 Sundance Film Festival Review

Good Neighbours: Sierra Highlights Glasgow’s Proud Grassroots Protesting History...
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