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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Girls on Wire | 2025 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Mad Bills to Pay: Qu Stages Miserabilist Soap Opera If Girls on Wire settles on anything clear to say it’s quite simply that crime doesn’t...

Hysteria | 2025 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Burn After Filming: Büyükatalay Explores Colliding Perspectives in Nuanced Drama While it can’t be described as a classic thriller, Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay’s sophomore film Hysteria...

Ari | 2025 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Murmur of the Heart: Serraille Conquers Indifference Through Sincerity With her third feature, Ari, director Léonor Serraille confirms a clear pattern of interest in exploring...

The Best Mother in the World (A melhor mãe do mundo) | 2025 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Life is Beautiful: Muylaert Takes Aim at Domestic Abuse in Heartfelt Drama In A melhor mãe do mundo (The Best Mother in the World), the...

The Devil Smokes (and Saves the Burnt Matches in the Same Box) | 2025 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Devil May Care: Bucio’s Tantalizing Premise Fizzles Out With an enigmatic premise and a formidably morbid title, Ernesto Martinez Bucio’s debut The Devil Smokes...

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Ray Gunn | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

An Open and Shut Case: Bird’s Passion Project Feels...

Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

A Heavy Toll: Shirai’s Artful Take on the Body...

Interview: Virginie Efira – All of a Sudden

In All of a Sudden (read review), Virginie Efira delivers...

Interview: Nathalia Acevedo – Salón de belleza

Actress-turned-filmmaker Nathalia Acevedo made her feature directorial debut with...
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