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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Everybody Has a Plan | TIFF 2012 Review

Best Laid Plans: Piterbarg Gets Double the Mortensen in Debut Argentinean director Ana Piterbarg nabs Viggo Mortensen for dual roles in her debut, a slow...

Byzantium | TIFF 2012 Review

My Favorite Sister Daughter: Jordan Hits Up the Lady Vamps Boy it’s hard to add anything new to the vampire genre, once a horror staple...

Criterion Collection: Umberto D. | Blu-ray Review

Perhaps remembered foremost for directing what is considered by many to be one of the best films of all time, Bicycle Thieves (1948), one...

Criterion Collection: Les Visiteurs Du Soir | Blu-ray Review

Known for creating some of the most important films in French history, and during Nazi Occupation, no less, Criterion issues two of Marcel Carne’s...

Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best | Review

Battle of the Blah: O’Nan’s Debut Stale Quirk Actor Ryan O’Nan makes his screenwriting and feature directorial debut with Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best, which,...

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Interview: Zamo Mkhwanazi – Laundry (2025)

Rooted in an observational, character-driven approach, Zamo Mkhwanazi's work...

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...
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