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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The Inbetweeners Movie | Review

Not a Boy, Not Yet a Man: Palmer’s Film Version of Popular Series a Threadbare Sketch While it may have sounded like a good idea...

Chicken With Plums | Review

A La Cart: Satrapi’s Latest a Visual, Fairy Tale Buffet Directors Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud prove they are as visually adept with live action...

For a Good Time, Call… | Review

Hold, Please: Travis’ Debut an Anachronistic, Hilarious Laugh Penned by Katie Ann Naylon and star Lauren Miller, For a Good Time, Call… is a surprisingly...

The Tall Man | Review

Head In the Clouds: Laugier’s English Speaking Horror Feature Poorly Manufactured After his infamously violent 2008 horror flick Martyrs landed him on the top of...

Little Birds | Review

Teenage Wasteland: Elgin James Gives Us Teen Angst for Debut A Sundance Lab creation, Elgin James’ debut, Little Birds is a strong first effort, one...

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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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