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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Time Share (Tiempo Compartido) | Review

Meant to Be Spent Alone: Hofmann Returns with Cynical Comedy on Privileged Facades If hell is other people, perhaps they signify an even hotter level...

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...

Breaking

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother | Review

Holy War: Mahershala Ali Unleashes Fatherly Vengeance Your Mother Your...

The Debut | 2026 Toronto Intl. Film Festival Review

A Star Is Reborn: Julianne Moore Powers Jesse Eisenberg’s...

Children of the Monkey (I figli della scimmia) | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

The Favorited Son: Landucci Looks at How Love Can...

Back to Buenos Aires | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

The Doctor and the Devils: Bechis Explores the Agony...
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