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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Heat and Dust (1983) | Review

Passage to India: Ivory’s Double Romance Gets a Sterling Restoration Cohen Media Group continues to re-release its catalogue of Merchant-Ivory titles with their latest restoration...

The Villainess | Review

Born to Kill: Byung-gil Gets Blood Simple in Crackling Clash of Vengeance Your eyes might feel bruised but your pulse will remain elevated throughout Jung...

Polina | Review

The Spurning Point: Preljocaj Does the Dance Divine with Sensible Debut Famed French choreographer Angelin Preljocaj melds his modern rhythms with a classic bildungsroman structure...

Criterion Collection: La poison (1951) | Blu-ray Review

Groucho Marx once drolly remarked, “Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?” Such is the state of the...

The Love of a Woman | Blu-ray Review

Director Jean Gremillon belongs to a select group of WWII era auteurs who were highly revered during their prolific periods (which included the duress...

Breaking

Rose | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

A Self-Made Man: Schleinzer Explores the Privilege of Pants If...

Salvation | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Hysterical Intervention: Alper Gets Overwrought Exploring Tribalism The land dispute...

Rosebush Pruning | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

The Killing of a Sacred Dogtooth: Ainouz Paints with...
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