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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Tori et Lokita | Review

Suffer the Children: The Dardenne Bros. Trend of Neorealism Continues in Dismal Portrait of Migrant Children The Dardenne Bros. have built a significant filmography showcasing...

Petite Solange | Review

Bonjour Tristesse: Ropert Explores Rude Awakenings in Tender Coming-of-Age Portrait “What am I doing in this world?” wrote Paul Verlaine in his classic poem “The...

Les Cinq diables (The Five Devils) | Review

Devil May Care: Mysius Delivers Intriguing but Disappointing Romantic Genre Mishmash For her sophomore feature debut, director/screenwriter Léa Mysius aims high and falls hard with...

Rimini | Review

Bravo New World: Seidl Returns with Desolate Portrait of Fallen Hustler There’s always a healthy thread of humor lurking under the despair of Ulrich Seidl’s...

Boston Strangler | Review

Thank You for Choking: Ruskin Explores the Sordid Politics Behind Infamous Serial Killing Case The tribulations of femininity in the fourth estate anchors Boston Strangler,...

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Jouhatsu Junction: Humanist Vampire… Helmer Ariane Louis-Seize Picking ‘Cherry Blossoms’

Telefilm Canada have put some sizeable coin towards a...

2027 Oscars: Japan (not France) Submits Hamaguchi’s ‘All of a Sudden’ in International Feature Race

Canada submits Berlinale winner Nina Roza by Geneviève Dulude-de...

2027 Oscars: ‘Everytime’, ‘Coward’ & ‘Possible Loves’ Enter International Feature Oscar Race

The International Feature Film category is only beginning to...
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