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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Jesus Henry Christ | Review

The H is for Horrendous: Dennis Lee Sledgehammers Black Comedy It’s hard to pin-point when exactly American independent cinema developed an unnecessary and unwarranted tendency...

Criterion Collection: Anatomy of a Murder | Blu-ray Review

Otto Preminger’s 1959 film Anatomy of a Murder still stands as one of the finest courtroom dramas ever made. An exercise in moral ambiguity...

To Kill a Mockingbird | Blu-ray Review

Universal Studios grants the all star treatment for the 50th Anniversary of a fundamental classic with Robert Mulligan’s adaptation of Harper Lee’s To Kill...

Bernie | Review

An East Texas Love Story: Linklater’s Affectionate Tale of Murder in the First Degree Richard Linklater returns to fiction based on real life with his...

Interview: Andrew Dosunmu (Restless City)

. We were thrilled to see Andrew Dosunmu’s latest film, Restless City, his first film since his 1999, Hot Irons, show up as part of...

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Nightborn | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Only Mothers Left Alive: Bergholm Tackles Motherhood Malaise Finnish director...

Dao | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Family Rituals: Gomis Goes For Broke in Sprawling Epic With...

Everybody Digs Bill Evans | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

A Jazzman’s Blues: Gee Strikes the Right Chords in...
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