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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Words and Pictures | Review

Word Play: Schepisi’s Formulaic Romance Elevated by Lead Performances Australian director Fred Schepisi gets a lot of mileage out of his headlining duo at the...

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn | Review

Prognosis Negative: Robinson’s Return a Detached, Tepid Exercise His first outing since the ill-fated 2002 film The Sum of All Fears, director Phil Alden Robinson’s...

Wolf Creek 2 | Review

Huffin & Puffin: McLean Continues Flaccid Exploration of the Menacing Aussie Outback Tourists are again reminded that the Australian Outback is a statistically menacing place...

Chinese Puzzle | Review

Tuft of Fluff: Klapisch Bids Adieu to Globetrotting Crew Diehard fans of Cedric Klapisch’s L’Auberge espagnole (2002) and its sequel, Russian Dolls (2005) should be...

A Night in Old Mexico | Review

Siesta Fest: Aragon’s English Language Debut Incredibly Forced The one discernible reason to watch Cuban director Emilio Aragon’s English language debut, A Night in Old...

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