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.

Exclusive articles:

Jackie | Review

The Safety of Objects: Larrain Revisits Traumatic Chapter of Iconic First Lady There have been very few First Ladies either before or after Jacqueline Kennedy...

Always Shine | Review

All About Actresses: Takal’s Flavorful Psychodrama Treads Familiar Territory As she conveyed in her 2011 debut feature Green, Sophia Takal has a particular interest in...

Things to Come | Review

Things Fall Apart: Hansen-Love Crafts Superb Scenario for Huppert Director Mia Hansen-Løve breathes majestic layers of complexity into her fifth feature, Things to Come, documenting...

Man Down | Review

Little Drummer Boy: Montiel’s Misguided and Manipulative PTSD Allegory Since his autobiographical 2006 debut A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, director Dito Montiel has been...

I Am Not Madame Bovary | Review

What Women Want: Feng’s Lusciously Filmed Satire a Wearying Critique on Cultural Custom Prolific Chinese director Xiaogang Feng, whose films are often well-regarded box office...

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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