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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Almost In Love | Review

Almost Interesting: Sam Neave’s Latest Technically Impressive, Dramatically Impotent Coasting along on a matter of style over substance is Sam Neave’s latest film, Almost In...

Like Someone in Love | Review

The Things I Do Astound Me: Kiarostami Does Tokyo Following his Tuscany set 2010 success, Certified Copy, Abbas Kiarostami extends his global presence outside of...

As Luck Would Have It | Review

The Spark of Life: Iglesia’s Latest a Soap Opera Soap Box Following on the heels of his successful 2010 award winner The Last Circus,...

The Power of Few | Review

Meaningless Affect: Marucci’s Interactive Film Project a Dreadful Observation of Social Awareness Moments into Leone Marucci’s incomprehensibly obnoxious new film, The Power of Few should...

The Playroom | Review

Played Out: Dyer’s Sophomore Feature Overly Familiar and Underwhelming Director Julia Dyer, again teaming with screenwriter sister Gretchen, mount their first project since their successfully...

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Interview: Zamo Mkhwanazi – Laundry (2025)

Rooted in an observational, character-driven approach, Zamo Mkhwanazi's work...

Interview: Kaouther Ben Hania – The Voice of Hind Rajab

When I was actively watching Kaouther Ben Hania’s devastating...

2026 Oscars: The Golden Globe Six Among the International Feature Shortlist

The Oscars have announced the shortlists in 12 categories...
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