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 Cut | Review

Third Cut is the Deepest: Akin’s Barren Examination of Armenian Genocide Turkish-German director Fatih Akin concludes his decade in the making ‘Love, Death, and the...

The Ones Below | 2015 TIFF Review

Changeling Chronicles: Farr’s Eerie Debut a Duel of Deserving Motherhood Screenwriter and playwright David Farr makes his directorial debut with The Ones Below, a psychological...

Closet Monster | 2015 TIFF Review

Epistemology of the Closet: Dunn’s Impressive Debut a Pronounced Portrait of Agitated Angst Notable short filmmaker Stephen Dunn (Pop-up Porno, 2015) makes an impressive feature...

3000 Nights | 2015 TIFF Review

Samaritan Subterfuge: Masri’s Aggrandized Portrait of Political Metaphor Portraits of women-in-prison have a long winding history in the annals of grindhouse and various exploitation cinema,...

The Danish Girl | 2015 TIFF Review

Danish Modern: Hooper’s Painterly Costume Drama Mounted on a Glossy Stage Much as last year’s The Imitation Game served to honor the memory and legacy...

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...
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