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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True Story | Review

The Killer Beside Me: Goold’s Debut Warps Grisly Headline into Funereal Pallor The rapidly fluctuating career of James Franco got a dramatic jumpstart with a...

Broken Horses | Review

Goodbye Horses: Chopra’s Nonsensical English Language Debut The point of Bollywood director Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s English debut Broken Horses seems lost, along with a whole...

Kill Me Three Times | Review

Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kill Me: Stenders’ Comedy Noir a Blend of Standard Tricks Australian filmmaker Kriv Stenders lands his highest profile project yet with...

Black Souls | Review

Now I Lay Me Down to Kill: Munzi’s Enjoyably Reserved Mafia Film Premiering last fall at the 2014 Venice Film Festival, where it picked up...

Farah Goes Bang | Review

Impeach My Bush: Menon’s Debut a Spirited Period Road Trip Exploring a provocative dark chapter in the voting tendencies of the United States general public...

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Interview: Lila Avilés – Cábula | 2026 Venice Gap-Financing Market

As part of our coverage at the recent Venice...

I Plant My Hand in the Garden | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

Root Work: Taheri and Hadzija Disrupt the Symmetry There’s an...

Closure | Review

Seriousness Sensationalized: Marczak Uses a Father in Turmoil to...
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