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 Other Son | Review

Changelings: Israel Vs. Palestine Gets Nature Vs. Nurture Fable in Levy’s Latest The age old Israeli-Palestinian conflict gets a dramatic facelift in French writer/director Lorraine...

Citadel | Review

Urban Fortress: Foy’s Debut Aggravated Mix of Thrills and Awkward Social Commentary Creepy kids are in again, it seems, a motif making the rounds in...

The First Time | Review

Feels Like Rehearsed Time: Kasdan Explores First Love For Second Film Jonathan Kasdan, also a director like brother Jake and father Lawrence, attempts to give...

My Worst Nightmare | Review

A charming, Gallic comedy featuring one of France’s greatest actresses. Anne Fontaine’s latest confection, My Worst Nightmare, is a delightful vehicle for the awesome talent...

All Together | Review

Friends With Money: Aging Europeans a Case Study in Robelin’s Sophomore Feature Inevitably, Stephane Robelin’s latest feature, All Together (a mutated English translation of the...

Breaking

The Voice of Hind Rajab | Review

In a Child’s Name: Ben Hania’s Grueling Portrait of...

Interview: Óliver Laxe – Sirāt (2025 Marrakech International Film Festival)

Óliver Laxe has been on a whirlwind promotional tour...

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

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