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 Delinquents | Blu-ray Review

Disc Reviews

Nicholas Bell - April 4, 2017

While Robert Altman is revered as the most prominent figure amongst the auteurs of the 1970s New American Cinema, he actually began his directorial...

Bleak Street | DVD Review

Disc Reviews

Nicholas Bell - April 4, 2017

“Let’s drink and hate everything and everyone,” mutters one bedraggled prostitute to another in Mexican auteur Arturo Ripstein’s latest masterpiece, Bleak Street, a tale...

The Conversation: Producer Megan Ellison

The Conversation

Nicholas Bell - April 3, 2017

Producer Megan Ellison quickly ascended the ranks as of the most notable and recognizable US film producers over the last decade, working with a...

Ghost in the Shell | Review

Reviews

Nicholas Bell - March 31, 2017

Dispirited Away: Sanders Succeeds with Somber Live-Action Remake of Cult Manga The essence of Masamune Shirow’s 1989 cult manga Ghost in the Shell automatically lends...

Cezanne et Moi | Review

Reviews

Nicholas Bell - March 30, 2017

Their Brilliant Careers: Thompson’s Flavorless Exploration of Famed Friendship Those hoping for an invigorating comeback from Daniele Thompson following her egregiously ludicrous It Happened in...

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