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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Goodnight Mommy | Blu-ray Review

Distributor TWC-Radius managed a difficult feat with an inspired marketing campaign for the release of foreign arthouse horror film Goodnight Mommy, the excellent directorial...

Secret in Their Eyes | Review

The Eyes Have It: Ray’s Unnecessary Remakes Pales Next to Source Thanks to mainstream America’s huffy dismissal of subtitles when it comes to cinema, we...

#Horror | Review

As You “Like” It: Subkoff Finds the Sound and the Shrillness in Social Media Actress Tara Subkoff makes her directorial debut with #Horror, a film...

Criminal Activities | Review

Subliminal Criminal: Haley’s Debut Feloniously Familiar There’s a certain amount of smarmy appeal to justify Jackie Earle Haley’s attraction to taking on Criminal Activities, the...

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 | Review

To Kill a Mockingjay: Lawrence Brings YA Franchise to Inevitable Denouement The last tony gasp of Suzanne Collins’ celebrated Hunger Games franchise is steered, at...

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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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