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 Wound | Review

Go Tell It on the Mountain: Trengove Recruits Nakhane Toure for Defiant, Profound Debut South African director John Trengove tackles the compelling subject of black...

Criterion Collection: Stalker | Blu-ray Review

Mystical, existential journeys appear in cinematic form every so often, sometimes challenging our understandings of the world around us as well as the social...

After the Storm | Blu-ray Review

One of this year’s overlooked gems, Japanese master Hirokazu Kore-eda’s After the Storm received a solemn theatrical release in March of 2017 courtesy of...

Interview: Bertrand Bonello (Nocturama)

We sat down with Bertrand Bonello shortly after the North American premiere of his controversial new film Nocturama, which competed at the 2016 Toronto...

Message from the King | Review

To Live and Die in LA: Du Welz Explores the Los Angeles Underbelly in Revenge Noir Belgian auteur Fabrice Du Welz makes his English language...

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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