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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The Club | Review

Living Under Your Spotlight: Larrain Paints it Black with Catholic Crisis Comedy For his first film following the finale of his narrative trilogy documenting the...

Eisenstein in Guanajuato | Review

Once Upon a Time in Mexico: Greenaway’s Homage an Inspired Provocation Erotically charged and artfully crafted, Eisenstein in Guanajuato is the first of two titles devoted...

Hail, Caesar! | Review

Sign of the Cross: The Coen Bros. Revisit the Backlot Desires of Hollywood’s Golden Era The Coen Bros., back with their first title since 2013’s...

Mammal | 2016 Sundance Film Festival Review

The Many Things You Gave Me: Daly’s Icy, Perverse Sophomore Film Unfit or disinterested mothers still seem to be taboo subjects, at least to center...

Padre Padrone | Taviani Retrospective Review

I Never Sang for My Father: The Taviani Brothers and the Prison of Patriarchy For many, Italian directing duo Paolo and Vittorio Taviani are best...

Breaking

Interview: Hédi Zardi Atlas Workshop – 2026 Marrakech Film Festival

The Atlas Workshops provide artistic and professional support to...

Possible Love | Review

Blue is the Warmest Collar: Chang-dong Prepares a Touch...

Lee Chang-dong – Possible Love

For his seventh feature film, Korean master filmmaker Lee...

Interview: Travis Knight – Wildwood

Among those that play the long game we could...
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