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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Kicks | Blu-ray Review

Combining art-house visual aesthetic with gritty urban coming-of-age formula, director Justin Tipping makes a striking directorial debut with Kicks. A heartfelt examination of youthful...

Criterion Collection: One Eyed Jacks | Blu-ray Review

For too long, 1961’s One-Eyed Jacks has been a film sulking in the shadows of what could have been. An adaptation of Charles Neider’s...

Criterion Collection: Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams | Blu-ray Review

Arguably the most revered and influential filmmaker to come out of the Japanese New Wave, Akira Kurosawa’s vast filmography spanned six decades, beginning with...

Frank & Lola | Review

A Lover I Don’t Have to Love: Ross’ Debut Explores Troubled Romance Notions of monogamy and ownership hover on the troubling periphery of Matthew Ross’...

Old Stone | Review

Stone Cold: Ma’s Bleak Debut Conveys the Uselessness of Doing the Right Thing Nice guys don’t get ahead, at least not if they’re part...

Breaking

The Most Precious Of Cargoes | Review

The Zone of Disinterest: Hazanavicius Reanimates the Holocaust in...

Romería | Review

Blood Relatives: Simon Treads Familiar Water with Continued Autofiction After...
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