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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Review: Forgiveness of Blood

"More of a character study than a cautionary or moral tale, The Forgiveness of Blood doesn’t have the intense drama or emotion of Maria, Full of Grace, but it’s a noteworthy effort from Marston."

Forgiveness of Blood | Review

Blood Complicated

Review: Tomorrow, When the War Began

"There’s certainly a market for teenage heroes, but Beattie’s flaccid adaptation feels like a bloated exercise in time wasting (but, rest assured, TWTWB 2 and 3 are already in the works)."

Tomorrow, When the War Began | Review

If you love the smell of adolescence in the morning….

Review: Bullhead

While an initial glance would suggest that Bullhead simply sets out to deliver what it says it will as a seedy underworld thriller, it becomes an increasingly complex character study that touches on consumption and masculinity in intriguing and surprising ways.

Breaking

TheyDream | Review

The Devils (1971) | Review

Sympathy for The Devils: The Suppression of Ken Russell’s...

Ken Russell’s The Devils – 2010 Fantasia International Film Festival

Iconic director Ken Russell was in town to receive a lifetime achievement award from Fantasia for his 50-plus years in the business, a career that has spawned many genre classics including Altered States, Gothic, and The Lair of the White Worm. But it was the little-seen and hard to find The Devils from 1971 that proved to be Russell's most controversial work, and Fantasia managed to snag a copy to be screened on Russell's big night. In the video, Russell discusses the true story behind the film and receives his award with the grace befitting one of the great filmmakers of all time.

Club Kid | Review

Sex, Drugs & Unexpected Parenting: Firstman’s Debut Creates an...

Interview: Jordan Firstman – Club Kid

I first took notice of Jordan Firstman through his...
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