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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Criterion Collection: Canoa: a Shameful Memory | Blu-ray Review

Described as “one of Mexico’s most highly regarded works of political cinema,” Criterion resurrects the highly charged 1976 documentary, Canoa: A Shameful Memory, from...

Chilly Scenes of Winter | Blu-ray Review

Among the many interesting elements of Joan Micklin Silver’s 1979 title Chilly Scenes of Winter is the film’s troubled theatrical release. Based on a...

War on Everyone | Blu-ray Review

Following his 2011 debut The Guard and his moody 2014 sophomore feature Calvary, British filmmaker John Michael McDonaugh hits a false note with his first...

Evolution | Blu-ray Review

One of the best but most overlooked theatrical releases of 2016 was Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s sophomore film Evolution, a creepy coming-of-age body horror film about...

The Conversation: Producer Olivier Père

Since joining ARTE France Cinema in 2013, producer Olivier Père has become a prolific fixture on the Croisette. Making a bow in Un Certain...

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My Wife Cries | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Where Did Our Love Go?: Schanalec Deconstructs the Break-Up...

Queen at Sea | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

(Get) Away From Her: Hammer Returns with Elder Ethical...

Trial of Hein (Der Heimatlose) | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Far From Home: Stänicke’s Direction Leaves the Audience Marooned How...

The Blood Countess | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

There Will (Not) Be Blood: Ottinger Returns with Anemic...
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