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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Maldoror | Review

Investigation of a Citizen Under Suspicion: Du Welz Revisits Bungled Belgian Murder Case “It is grand to contemplate the ruins of cities; but it is...

Young Mothers (Jeunes mères) | Review

Bonjour Tristesse: The Dardenne Bros. Explore Teenage Pregnancy In their latest neo-realist exercise on plights of the disenfranchised, the Dardenne Bros. return to gentler themes...

The Testament of Ann Lee | Review

Shake It Up: Fastvold Envisions the Life’s Work of a Religious Leader There’s a fervor roiling beneath the surface of Mona Fastvold’s third feature, The...

No Other Choice | Review

Slay the Competition: Chan-wook Explores the Horrors of Capitalism In many ways, Donald Westlake’s 1997 novel The Ax feels more relevant than ever, which is...

Father Mother Sister Brother | Review

Terms of Estrangement: Jarmusch’s Amusing Triptych on Familial Labors If each unhappy family is unhappy in their own way, there are still a wide variety...

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Interview: Annemarie Jacir – Palestine 36

With her sweeping and ambitious fourth feature, Palestine 36,...
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