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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American Milkshake | Review

It’s Better Than Yours: Andalman & Munro’s Vanilla Debut While attempting to earnestly engage us with a depiction of mid-90s urban envy from the privileged...

Il Futuro (The Future) | Review

Future Starts Slow: Scherson’s Adaptation a Densely Structured Puzzle For her third feature film, Chilean born director Alicia Scherson adapts cult Latin American author Roberto...

Top 20 Alternative Picks for TIFF 2013: Stephen Brown’s The Sea

Stephen Brown - The Sea Section: Contemporary World Cinema Dates: Saturday 7th, Sunday 8th, Friday 13th Buzz: While The Sea marks the directorial debut of Stephen Brown,...

Top 20 Alternative Picks for TIFF 2013: Christoffer Boe’s Sex Drugs & Taxation

Christoffer Boe - Sex Drugs & Taxation Section: Vanguard Dates: Saturday 7th, Sunday 8th, Friday 13th Buzz: Originally titled Spies & Gilstrup, Danish filmmaker Christoffer Boe has...

Top 20 Alternative Picks for TIFF 2013: Bruce Labruce’s Gerontophilia

Bruce LaBruce - Gerontophilia Section: Vanguard Dates: Monday 9th, Wednesday 11th, Friday 13th Buzz: What to do with Bruce LaBruce, whose titles will most likely always reside...

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Club Kid | Review

Interview: Jordan Firstman – Club Kid

I first took notice of Jordan Firstman through his...

Interview: Sandra Wollner – Everytime

One of the discoveries of this year's Cannes Film...

Wild Horse Nine | Review

They Shoot Agents, Don’t They?: McDonagh Morosely Reflects a...

Interview: Stéphane Brizé – A Good Little Soldier

From The Measure of a Man and At War...
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