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 Blue Room | Review

Blue in the Face: Amalric’s Simenon Adaptation an Exquisite Enigma Though actor/director Mathieu Amalric’s last directorial effort, On Tour (2010), landed him a Best Director...

Days and Nights | Review

Birds of a Feather: Camargo’s Debut a Tepid Chekhovian Transplant Contemporizing classic literature can be a tricky feat, though it more often than not seems...

Jimi: All is By My Side | Review

Before the Haze: Ridley’s Nuanced Portrait Worthy of Legendary Subject After a rather cool reception following high profile festival play at Toronto and SXSW, John...

The Little Bedroom | Review

Good Grief: Nuanced Dramatic Debut Lands Long Awaited Release in US Initially premiering at the Locarno Film Festival in 2010, the directorial debut of Stephanie...

Pride | Review

The Climate Was Changing: Warchus Revisits 80s Set Instance of Activism British director Matthew Warchus first appeared in 1999 with his directorial debut, Simpatico, based...

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