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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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...

Nairobi Half Life | AFI Fest 2012 Review

Carpe Dealer: Gitonga’s Debut Lands Distinction of Kenya’s First Oscar Submission Director David ‘Tosh’ Gitonga, mentee of Tom Tykwer, (whose One Fine Day Film workshop...

A Liar’s Autobiography | Review

A Gay Old Time: Documentary/Animation Hybrid a Loving, Original Tribute Co-directors Bill Jones, Jeff Simpson, and Ben Timlett (two of which were involved with a...

The Last Step | AFI Fest 2012 Review

Stepping It Up: Mossafa Returns With a Murky Puzzle Director Ali Mosaffa returns with his sophomore feature, The Last Step (his last directorial effort was 2005’s...

The Most Fun I’ve Ever Had With My Pants On | AFI Fest 2012 Review

The Most Fun You’ll Have With Tedium: Denny’s Debut Neither Lives Up To It’s Teasing Title or Promising Premise Using the recent death of her...

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Interview: Akinola Davies Jr. – My Father’s Shadow

Before he began his maiden voyage into Cannes (being...

2025 André Bazin Prize: Louise Hémon’s ‘The Girl in the Snow’ (L’Engloutie) Wins

Selected for this year's Directors' Fortnight, Louise Hémon's The...

Interview: Morad Mostafa – Aisha Can’t Fly Away

Part of a new wave of Egyptian filmmakers testing...
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