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 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...

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...

Breaking

Primetime | Review

The Catcher in the Sty: Oppenheim Skewers Hack Journalist It’s...

Interview: Producer Ryan Martin Brown – The Scout

While countless films have delved into filmmaking, viewing it...

Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty! | Review

Strictly Soft Gloom: Wladyka's Bereft Bliss Puts Spotlight on...

Alpha Gang | 2026 Toronto Intl. Film Festival Review

Close Encounters Of The Biker Gang Kind: The Zellners’...
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