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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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...

By the Sea | Review

The Sterile Cuckoo: Jolie’s Handsome Relationship Drama is Long in Tooth Moving on from last year’s suffocatingly honorable POW reenactment drama Unbroken, Angelina Jolie returns...

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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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