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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Une Famille | 2024 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

A Letter to Daddy: Angot Continues Confrontation of Incest In short, there is no way to rate a film like Une Famille, the debut documentary...

Shambhala | 2024 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Defending Your Life: Bham’s Captivating Quest Follows Its Own Path The journey is the destination in Nepalese director Min Bahadur Bam’s graceful sophomore film,...

About Dry Grasses | Review

To Sir, With Ego: Ceylan Waltzes with Narcissism in Captivating Character Study The filmography of Nuri Bilge Ceylan is characterized by complex examinations of human...

Io Capitano | Review

Journey to Italy: Garrone Details Arduous Migrant Odyssey It might be a rite of passage for contemporary Italian auteurs to examine the grueling adversity faced...

Sons (Vogter) | 2024 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

A Poison Tree: Moller Employs Wrathful Mother in Jailhouse Revenge Drama “A man that studied revenge keeps his own wounds green,” comes to mind in...

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Interview: Marine Atlan – La Gravida | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

This year, the Critics' Week gifted us a feature...

Interview: Abinash Bikram Shah – Elephants in the Fog | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Making his second splash in Cannes after seeing his...

Interview: Rakan Mayasi – Yesterday the Eye Didn’t Sleep | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Set within a tightly knit Bedouin community in Lebanon,...
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