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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Klown | Review

A Buffoon Buffet: Danish Comedy Brazen, Ballsy, Adult Fun Witness the most surprising, and hands down, funniest film to be released in American theaters this...

Searching for Sugarman | Review

Bendjelloul Gives Us “Where Are They Now” Fierceness On Forgotten Artist First time filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul spins on salivating subject matter, documenting the long forgotten...

Killer Joe | Review

Friedkin Back with A Vengeance: A delicious, glossy throwback to the daring exploitative themes of the 1970s. Incest, murderous rednecks, and a bucket of chicken...

The Well Digger’s Daughter | Review

Shallow Trench: Auteuil’s Debut a Bland Mush Certainly one of the most prolific performers to come out of France over the past few decades, Daniel...

Criterion Collection: Metropolitan Blu-ray Review

With this past Spring’s release of Damsels In Distress, his first new title in thirteen years, the Criterion Collection has refurbished two Whit Stillman...

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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