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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Dying of the Light | Review

Does Not Go Quietly: Schrader’s Latest Tampered Product Veteran film director and screenwriter Paul Schrader just can’t seem to catch a break. Much like the...

Zero Motivation | Review #2

Band of Girls: Lavie’s Acerbic, Confident Debut Exacerbated ennui is explored to comedic effect in Tayla Lavie’s striking directorial debut, Zero Motivation, which explores life...

Black or White | Review

Black to Basics: Binder’s Safely Bland Racial Message Movie The latest film from actor/director/screenwriter Mike Binder, Black or White presents us with the possibility of...

Video Interview: Krzysztof Zanussi (Foreign Body) – 2014 Toronto Int. Film Festival

We sat down with Polish director Krzysztof Zanussi at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival after the premiere of his new film, Foreign Body....

Boy Meets Girl | Blu-ray Review

Perhaps we can thank the critical success of his 2012 masterwork, Holy Motors for the resurgence of interest in the early works of Leos...

Breaking

Queen at Sea | Review

(Get) Away From Her: Hammer Returns with Elder Ethical...

Gentle Monster | Review

The Children’s Hour: Kreutzer Poses Provocative Dilemmas The complex trappings...

Interview: Damian Kocur – La Manche | 2026 Venice Gap-Financing Market

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