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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The Kings of Summer | Review

Stand By Me: Vogt-Roberts Recalls the Boys of Summer with Enjoyable Debut Creator and director of the Comedy Central series Mash-Up, Jordan Vogt-Roberts manages to...

Before Midnight | Review

Bewitching Hour: Linklater Scores Greatest Hour Yet with Trilogy Cap Nearly another decade has passed, and Richard Linklater has finally treated us to what seems...

Behind the Candelabra | Review

Sex, Lies, & Biopic: Soderbergh Bids Adieu With Sincere, Compelling Flair In what will reportedly be director Steven Soderbergh’s last directorial effort in the film...

Shield of Straw | Cannes Review

Burnt Offerings: Miike’s Latest Can’t Quite Reach Satisfying Blaze That audacious auteur of excess, Takashi Miike, unveils his latest offering, Shield of Straw to be...

Like Father, Like Son | Review

Blood Ties: An Elegant, Yet Familiar New Film from Koreeda Children switched at birth and discovered years after the error is the well-worn melodramatic scenario...

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