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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In the Family | Review

Ties That Bind: Wang’s Debut a Cinematic Knockout Every so often, unpredictably, a film comes out of nowhere, with no pomp or circumstance, heralding a...

Ginger & Rosa | AFI Fest 2012 Review

Something In Canned Air: Potter Creates Showcase for Fanning Director Sally Potter has always seemed to lean towards a mischievous experimentalism in narrative form, which...

Dangerous Liaisons | Review

Same Old Song: Jin-Ho Adapts Latest Version of Overproduced Classic It seems there are some tales we can just never get enough of. While mainstream...

Oh Boy | AFI Fest 2012 Review

Slacker Days: Gerster’s Debut Proves that Growing Up is Hardly Black and White For his directorial debut, German director Jan-Ole Gerster serves up Oh Boy,...

A Royal Affair | AFI Fest 2012 Review

An Affair We’ll Remember: Arcel’s Elegant History Lesson a Compelling Period Piece Danish director Nikolaj Arcel brings us a sumptuous costume drama relating a remarkably...

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Jeunes mères (Young Mothers) | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Bonjour Tristesse: The Dardenne Bros. Explore Teenage Pregnancy In their...

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 11 – Kelly Reichardt’s ‘The Mastermind’

While she has dropped world premieres at Sundance and...

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 11 – Dardenne Bros.’ ‘Jeunes mères’

Winner of the Palme d'Or for 1999's Rosetta (which...
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