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: Multiple Maniacs | Blu-ray Review

Since the possibility of a new John Waters feature now seems unlikely (considering his last film was 2003’s A Dirty Shame), it’s with colossal...

Elle | Blu-ray Review

Isabelle Huppert scored some of the best notices of her prolific career with Paul Verhoeven’s Elle. The Dutch auteur’s French language debut, which premiered...

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...

Breaking

Eagles of the Republic | Review

One Flew Over the Coup’s Nest: Saleh Muddles Through...

Erupcja | Review

Sympathy Is A Knife: Charli xcx Shines In This...

Interview: Pete Ohs – Erupcja (Work in Progress)

Filmmaker Pete Ohs likely needs no introduction, nor do...

2026 Telefilm Canada: Zarrar Kahn, Yung Chang, Sarah Gadon, Matt Johnson & Luis De Filippis Get Coin

Telefilm Canada are investing a significant amount of coin...
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