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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War of the Buttons | Review

Life During Wartime: Barratier Schmaltifies Nazi Occupied France France has made a considerable move to reclaim her literature, as not one but two French productions...

Gayby | Review

A Love By Any Other Name: Lisecki’s Debut a Modest Comedic Gem Based on his short film of the same name, director Jonathan Lisecki expands...

Middle of Nowhere | Review

The Trap of Love: DuVernay's Follows Up Impressive Debut, with Solid Sophomore Effort Director Ava DuVernay returns with her sophomore feature, Middle of Nowhere, less...

Interview: Ava DuVernay, David Oyelowo, Emayatzy Corinealdi and Omari Hardwick (Middle of Nowhere)

We sat down with director Ava DuVernay and three of the cast members (David Oyelowo, Emayatzy Corinealdi and Omari Hardwick) from her new film,...

Special Forces | Review

Rybojad’s Fictional Debut an Empty Husk Director Stephane Rybojad, previously known for his work with French television documentaries, makes his fictional feature debut with Special...

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

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

Interview: Ntobeko Sishi – Laundry (2025)

We first became aware of South Africa filmmaker Zamo...

Interview: Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme

Marty Supreme marks a new evolution in the work...
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