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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Nicholas Bell’s Top Ten Films of 2012: Strong Year for U.S. Indie – DuVernay, Batmanglij & Zobel Among Picks 10-6

10. Elena – Dir. Andrei Zvyagintsev (Russia) Of my theatrical releases, two of these made waves in 2011 on the festival circuit, such as Russian...

Nicholas Bell’s Top Ten Unreleased Films of 2012: Picks 5 to 1 include Challenging Films from Seidl, Franco & Reygadas

#5. Beyond the Hills – Dir. Cristian Mungiu (Romania) Romanian auteur Cristian Mungiu returns with this doozy of a film concerning two friends who grew...

Nicholas Bell’s Top Ten Unreleased Films of 2012: Picks 10 to 6 includes Sigarev’s Living & Jude’s Everybody In Our Family

#10. Living – Dir. Vasili Sigarev (Russia) Premiering at the 2012 Rotterdam Film Festival, this sophomore effort from Vasili Sigarev is, of course, ironically titled,...

West of Memphis | Review

Witch Trials Reborn: Berg’s Comprehensive Doc a Compelling Achievement Amy Berg, Oscar nominated director for her first directorial effort, Deliver Us From Evil, returns with...

Criterion Collection: Following | DVD Review

Over the last decade, Christopher Nolan has established himself as one of the most noteworthy mainstream directors working in the industry, mostly due to...

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Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

A Heavy Toll: Shirai’s Artful Take on the Body...

Interview: Virginie Efira – All of a Sudden

In All of a Sudden (read review), Virginie Efira delivers...

Interview: Nathalia Acevedo – Salón de belleza

Actress-turned-filmmaker Nathalia Acevedo made her feature directorial debut with...

Fjord | Review

Uncanny Valley: Mungiu Explores Liberated Prisons Totalitarian mentality is driven...
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