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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Keep the Lights On | Review

Dying of the light: Sachs' Latest a Quiet Heartbreak of Growing Apart Multifaceted director Ira Sachs returns with Keep the Lights On, his first feature...

The Words | Review

In Need of a Thesaurus: A Tepid Debut Feature With Little to Say For a film centered on the literary world using literary devices to...

The Possession | Review

The Jewish Exorcist: Bornedal Dips Back into English Language for Derivative Genre Effort Danish master Ole Bornedal already has a finicky history with the...

Las Acacias | Review

If There Be Thorns: A Road Trip to an Almost Imperceptible Romance in Graceful Debut For his feature film debut, Pablo Giorgelli has created a...

[REC] 3: Genesis | Review

Beginning of the End: Third Installment in Spanish Horror Series Morphs Into Banal Comedy Every successful franchise eventually runs into a final chapter that miserably...

Breaking

Interview: Siyou Tan – Amoeba (2025)

The official mascot of Singapore represents a visual melting...

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...
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