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 Zookeeper’s Wife | Blu-ray Review

Jessica Chastain and her furry co-stars are the only the real reason to experience Niki Caro’s high-profile adaptation of Diane Ackerman’s The Zookeeper’s Wife,...

Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer | DVD Review

Already one of the most obscured gems of 2017, Joseph Cedar’s impressive English debut Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New...

False Confessions | Review

Fair is False and False is Fair: Bondy’s Final Conquest Collapses Theatrical and Cinematic Convention Cinematic adaptations of 18th century French novelist and playwright Marivaux...

The Conversation: The 2017 Venice & TIFF Vortex

As the fall festival circuit looms, anticipation is high for a number of items expected to premiere in the fourth quarter. Following a glut...

A Ghost Story | Review

Voyage of Time: Lowery’s Distinctive, Elegiac Treatise on Grief, Time, and Elusive Solace Although it isn’t an actual adaptation of her short story, David Lowery’s...

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Nightborn | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Only Mothers Left Alive: Bergholm Tackles Motherhood Malaise Finnish director...

Dao | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Family Rituals: Gomis Goes For Broke in Sprawling Epic With...

Everybody Digs Bill Evans | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

A Jazzman’s Blues: Gee Strikes the Right Chords in...
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