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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Love (Kjærlighet) | Review

Ain’t Nothin’ But Sex Misspelled: Haugerud Continues Quiet, Earnest Talking Cure Trilogy Norwegian director Dag Johan Haugerud continues his sexuality-themed film trilogy (Sex/Dreams/Love) in Love,...

The Damned | Review

The Damned Do Cry: Minervini Details a Doomed Mission For his first narrative feature, Roberto Minervini tackles another aspect of the evolving American identity with The...

Caught by the Tides | Review

The Tide is High: Zhangke Splices Thwarted Romance Across Changing Times Filmmaker Jia Zhangke presents something of an experimental anomaly with his latest feature, Caught...

Black Tea | Review

Spill the Tea: Sissako Flounders with Tepid Brew The level of ineptitude apparent in every regard of Black Tea, Abderrahmane Sissako’s first narrative feature in...

La cocina | Review

Soap Kitchen: Ruizpalacios Underwhelms & Over Bakes Food Drama Making his English language debut with fourth feature La Cocina, based on the notable stage play...

Breaking

Interview: Ariane Labed – September Says

A pivotal figure in the Greek Weird Wave, Ariane...

Interview: Jessica Palud – Being Maria

In 2018, political journalist and writer Vanessa Schneider released...

Interview: Sarah Friedland & Kathleen Chalfant – Familiar Touch

A work-in-progress participant at the 2023 American Film Festival...
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