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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Agora | 2024 Locarno Film Festival Review

The Dead Don’t Die: Slim Sets Adrift in Tedious Metaphors For his third feature film, Agora, Tunisian director Ala Eddine Slim continues in the realm...

Moon | 2024 Locarno Film Festival Review

Bitter Moon: Ayub Concocts a Taut Domestic Thriller “It takes time for a bird to escape, even after someone has opened the doors to its...

Fogo do Vento (Fire of Wind) | 2024 Locarno Film Festival Review

The Wind Carries On: Mateus Crafts Political Fable Fusing Past & Present In her debut film, Fogo do Vento (Fire of Wind), which finds a...

Weightless | 2024 Locarno Film Festival Review

The Big Empty: Fgaier Crash Lands with Sentimental Drivel For her directorial debut Weightless (Sulla terra leggeri), film editor Sara Fgaier opens her narrative with a...

Transamazonia | 2024 Locarno Film Festival Review

Smite Material: Marais Unearths Jungle Cliches It’s been over a decade since South African director Pia Marais’ last feature, and she’s spent six years working...

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Pillion | Review

Interview: György Pálfi & Zsófia Ruttkay – Hen

In 2025 cinema embraced the POV of our winged...

2025 Les Arcs Film Festival: New Lisa Brühlmann, Mar Coll & Lina Soualem Projects In Development

A longstanding champion of emerging European cinema, the Les...

Nouvelle Vague | Review

Make Me Lose My Breath: Linklater Meddles in Manicured...

Interview: Alejo Moguillansky – Pin de Fartie

Embracing Samuel Beckett's Endgame, Fin de Partie creates a...
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