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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Firebrand | Review

One Survived: Ainouz Attempts to Give a Queen Her Due The Tudor era has maintained public fascination for the past five hundred years, a linchpin...

Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything | Review

Goodbye, First Love: Atef Explores Pangs of Passion Amidst Detached Reunification For her sixth feature film, Germany’s Emily Atef returns to themes of circumstance...

Banel & Adama | Review

A Place in the Sun: Sy’s Fascinating Debut on Ruinous Social Obligations It takes a village…to put you in your place, or so it...

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga | Review

Woman Thou Art Loosed: Miller Wades into the Wasteland In all likelihood, George Miller presumably will be closing out his filmography the same way it...

L’amour Ouf (Beating Hearts) | 2024 Cannes Film Festival Review

Thief of Hearts: Lellouche’s Sprawling Romance Has Arrhythmia A common occurrence for actors moonlighting as directors is not knowing how to hone a focus, crafting...

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Jouhatsu Junction: Humanist Vampire… Helmer Ariane Louis-Seize Picking ‘Cherry Blossoms’

Telefilm Canada have put some sizeable coin towards a...

2027 Oscars: Japan (not France) Submits Hamaguchi’s ‘All of a Sudden’ in International Feature Race

Canada submits Berlinale winner Nina Roza by Geneviève Dulude-de...

2027 Oscars: ‘Everytime’, ‘Coward’ & ‘Possible Loves’ Enter International Feature Oscar Race

The International Feature Film category is only beginning to...
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