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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Wake In Fright | Review

Down & Outback: Lost Australian Classic a Moody Nightmare Long considered a lost classic, spurring a decade long search for the film’s negative (which ended...

Sister | Review

The Kid with the Skis: Ursula Meier’s Latest Hits Emotional Summit Swiss director Ursula Meier returns after her solid 2008 debut, Home, with Sister (or...

To the Wonder | TIFF 2012 Review

Wonder Dunder: Malick’s Visual Poem Prayer a Taxing Free Verse If you’ve happened to read anything about Terrence Malick’s latest film, To the Wonder, chances...

Thy Womb | TIFF 2012 Review

Womb Doom: Mendoza Gives Us Another Poverty Stricken Filipino Narrative Quickly assuming the stature of one of the most important directors from the Philippines, Brillante Mendoza...

God Loves Caviar | TIFF 2012 Review

And Hates the Proletariat: Greek Costume Drama Stinks to High Heaven Greek director Yannis Smaragdis began his career in the mid 1970’s as a writer/director,...

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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...

Interview: Ntobeko Sishi – Laundry (2025)

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