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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Certain Women | Review

All I Desire: Reichardt’s Exceptional Triptych of Tenacious Women Though she’s already touted as one of the most talented American contemporary directors, Kelly Reichardt accomplishes...

Aquarius | Review

Sign of the Times: Filho’s Formidable Examination of Life as a House For his sophomore effort, Brazilian director  crafts an intriguing character study around a...

Criterion Collection: Dekalog | Blu-ray Review

Since the inception of cinema, there are few filmmakers who have successfully achieved a simultaneous mixture of formidable narrative scope and cinematographic prowess. But...

The Pit | Blu-ray Review

The little known horror obscurity The Pit gets resuscitated for appreciation, a 1981 oddity falling under the subgenre Canuxploitation (an exploitation movement like any...

The Girl on the Train | Review

Those Who Love Me Can Fake the Train: Taylor’s Silly Soap Opera Thriller Actor turned director Tate Taylor proves to be even less adept crafting...

Breaking

Interview: Xavier Tera – The Color of the Sun

After competing in Venice’s Orizzonti section and taking home...

Interview: Victor Boocard (Moongirl)

French filmmaker Victor Boccard traces his love of cinema...

Interview: Billie Piper – Elsinore

Across her beginnings as a pop-star, to television and...

Interview: Jordan Firstman – Club Kid

I first took notice of Jordan Firstman through his...
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