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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Dangerous Men | Review

Man Trouble: Rad Enters Race for Worst Film Ever Made A unique oddity even amongst contemporary counterparts competing for notoriety as one of the worst...

Casa Grande | Review

The Kids Are All Right: Barbosa Explores Brazil’s Class Fissures in Evenhanded Debut Familiar dramatic conflicts are elevated by strong performances and astute characterizations in...

Shelter | Review

A Hard Knock Life: Bettany’s Naive Debut Exudes Good Intentions Actor Paul Bettany makes his directorial debut with Shelter, meant to be a glimpse into...

The 33 | 2015 AFI Film Festival Review

Mountains May Depart: Riggen Reenacts Devastating Chilean Mining Collapse Mexican director Patricia Riggen makes a curious departure with her third feature, The 33, a studio...

Queen of the Desert | AFI Film Festival Review

Hey, Queen: Herzog Can’t Convey Passion in the Desert Acclaim does not seem to be the fate of Werner Herzog’s latest film, the long gestating...

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Central Park Deprive: Janicza Bravo to Direct True Crime Media Frenzied ‘Preppy’

Known for her discomfort and absurdity brand of comedy,...

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...
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