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 Shack | Review

Papa Does Preach: Hazeldine Adapts Heavy-handed Religious Melodrama For his sophomore directorial effort, Stuart Hazeldine helms The Shack, an adaptation of the successful novel by...

Wolves | Review

Wolf Like Me: Freundlich Returns to Familial Angst with Latest Drama Director  unveils his first theatrical release in seven years with Wolves (which premiered at...

Criterion Collection: The Before Trilogy | Blu-Ray Review

The cornerstone of Richard Linklater’s filmography (no, not Boyhood) finally assumes a space in the Criterion Collection, the auteur now proliferating the label with...

Moonlight | Blu-Ray Review

Following the most bizarre awards show snafu ever, (after presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway flubbed the Best Picture honor when they announced the...

The Sicilian Clan (1969) | Blu-ray Review

At the height of his tough guy persona, French superstar Alain Delon was in top form through the 1960s and 70s, headlining a number...

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Interview: Kleber Mendonça Filho & Wagner Moura – The Secret Agent

Winner of the Best Director and Best Actor prizes...

Interview: Chloé Zhao & Jessie Buckley – Hamnet

In one of 2025’s most searing dramatic screen performances,...

Interview: Kaouther Ben Hania – The Voice of Hind Rajab

When I was actively watching Kaouther Ben Hania’s devastating...

Interview: Paul Mescal – Hamnet

It overpowered critics in Telluride, slayed Toronto audiences and...
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