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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Beyond the Wall | 2022 Venice Film Festival Review

Blind Man’s Bluff: Jalilvand Plays Cheap Tricks with Overwrought Melodrama To crib from (of all people) Margaret Thatcher, no one would remember the Good...

Lord of the Ants (Il signore delle formiche) | 2022 Venice Film Festival Review

Triumph of the (Court's) Will: Amelio Delves into Infamously Homophobic Italian Court Case Perennial Italian auteur Gianni Amelio goes back to the contentious political climate...

Speak No Evil | Review

Dial M for Manners: Tafdrup Uses Cruel Intentions to Play Funny Games Oftentimes the simplest, most realistic scenarios breaking through the veneer of contentment and...

When the Waves Are Gone | 2022 Venice Film Festival Review

When Fair is Foul: Diaz Attempts Neo-Noir in Interminable Derivatives In the twenty plus features Filipino auteur Lav Diaz has premiered over the past two...

Wolf and Dog (Lobo e Cão) | 2022 Venice Film Festival Review

Dog Gone: Varejão Explores the Stifling Conditions of Traditions in the Portugal Archipelago Portuguese documentary filmmaker Cláudia Varejão crosses completely into narrative territory with her...

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2026 Eurimages: Mia Hansen-Love, Justine Triet, Bertrand Bonello & Mungiu/Uricaru Land Coin

World cinema heavyweights Mia Hansen-Love, Justine Triet and Bertrand...

2026 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Critics’ Week

The parallel selection dedicated to debut and sophomore features...
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