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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Little Accidents | Review

Reviews

Nicholas Bell - January 16, 2015

Casualties of Class War: Colangelo’s Well Performed, Soporific Debut The directorial debut of Sara Colangelo, Little Accidents, finds a filmmaker afforded the possibility to expand...

Blackhat | Review

Reviews

Nicholas Bell - January 15, 2015

Black in the Saddle: Mann’s Cyber Thriller Forgets Thrills Though clearly uninterested in providing conventional thrills with his first theatrical release in six years, director...

Black November | Review

Reviews

Nicholas Bell - January 15, 2015

Sweet, Oily November: Amata’s Agonizingly Clunky Issue Film Nigerian filmmaker Jeta Amata’s fourth feature Black November sports a slew of notable American faces in this...

Top 25 Most Anticipated Studio Films of 2015: #1. Jeff Nichols’ Midnight Special

Annual Top Films Lists

Nicholas Bell - January 14, 2015

Midnight Special Director: Jeff Nichols // Writer: Jeff Nichols Jeff Nichols has been a steadily rising director since his excellent 2007 debut, Shotgun Stories, which first...

Top 25 Most Anticipated Studio Films of 2015: #2. Neill Blomkamp’s Chappie

Annual Top Films Lists

Nicholas Bell - January 14, 2015

Chappie Director: Neill Blomkamp // Writers: Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell After the unprecedented success of his debut, District 9 (2009), South African director Neill Blomkamp thankfully...

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