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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Criterion Collection: Master of the House | Blu-ray Review

While he’ll always be best known for his 1928 silent masterpiece, The Passion of Joan Arc (or for his atmospheric 1932 horror film, Vampyr),...

The Five Obstructions | DVD Review

Now over a decade since its 2003 release, Kino Lorber is releasing the Lars Von Trier and Jorgen Leth experiment/documentary The Five Obstructions in...

The German Doctor | Review

A Nazi At My Table: Puenzo’s Latest an Eerie Reimagining Argentinian director Lucia Puenzo once again adapts one of her own novels for her latest...

The Machine | Review

Imitation of Life: James’ Sci-Fi Thriller Plumbs Dark Recesses of A.I. While its ingenious ideas are sometimes marred by obvious budgetary limitations, director Caradog W....

Tasting Menu | Review

Finger Food: Gaul’s Latest Effort Staunchly Unappetizing Spanish filmmaker Roger Gaul (known for his 2002 debut, the co-directed Smoking Room) returns with this Irish co-produced...

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2027 Oscars: Austria Backs Hüller as ‘Rose’ in the Best Intl. Feature Film Category

Austria were in a bit of a pickle situation...

Train to Busan | Review

Here Comes the Train Again: Sang-ho’s Live Action Debut...
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