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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Call Me By Your Name | 2017 Sundance Film Festival Review

His Summer of Love: Guadagnino Returns with Perceptive, Tender Sketch of First Love Presented with an intoxicating combination of old fashioned reticence with bold and...

Berlin Syndrome | 2017 Sundance Film Festival Review

He’s a Collector: Shortland Returns to Germany for Simmering Psychological Thriller Australian director Cate Shortland, most revered for her 2013 sophomore feature Lore, returns once...

God’s Own Country | 2017 Sundance Film Festival Review

Gheorghe at the Farm: Lee’s Rustic Romantic Drama Hits the Requisite Notes For those who have been yearning for a less angst-ridden and more contemporary...

Family Life | 2017 Sundance Film Festival Review

Strangers When We Meet: Scherson and Jimenez Present Sibling Identity Exercise Two members of Chile’s contemporary cinema scene join forces in co-directing Family Life, an...

2017 Sundance Film Festival: Nicholas Bell’s Top 5 Most Anticipated Films

2017 promises to be another strong year for Sundance, hosting a bevy of highly anticipated titles in another formidable Premieres section, while its US...

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No Salgas (Don’t Come Out) | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

It Doesn’t Follow: Linares Villegas’ Queer Horror Forgets the...

The Loneliest Man in Town | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Perfect Blue: Covi & Frimmel Marinate in Memories “Everything changing...

17 | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

This Makes Two of Us: Mitić Explores Binding Connection...

Home Stories | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

The Unbearable Likeness of Being: Trobisch Mines Banality in...
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