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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Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert | 2023 Berlin Film Festival Review

Road to Nowhere: Von Trotta Presents the Basics on Bachmann Throughout her career, Margarethe Von Trotta, a key figure from the New German Wave of...

The Teachers’ Lounge | 2023 Berlin Film Festival Review

Dangerous Finds: Catak Mines the Impossibility of Idealism in Departmental Dilemma Sometimes maintaining the semblance of a ‘safe space’ means sublimating self-righteousness, a lesson learned...

The Beast in the Jungle | 2023 Berlin Film Festival Review

Waiting for the Stars to Align: Chiha Finds Fruit Rotting on the Vine “Good things come to those who wait” might be a commonly bastardized...

Return to Seoul | Review

Do You Know Where You’re Going To?: Chou Explores Identity & Adoption Through Complex Character Portrait Davy Chou returns with an intimate, unpredictable portrait of...

Pacifiction (Tourment sur les îles) | Review

Tropical Malady: Control is an Illusion in Serra’s Colonialist Quagmire Literally and figuratively, Pacifiction (Tourment sur les îles), the latest from the cerebral Spanish director Albert...

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2026 Eurimages: Mia Hansen-Love, Justine Triet, Bertrand Bonello & Mungiu/Uricaru Land Coin

World cinema heavyweights Mia Hansen-Love, Justine Triet and Bertrand...

2026 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Critics’ Week

The parallel selection dedicated to debut and sophomore features...
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