Stories By Nicholas Bell
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Smoking Causes Coughing | Review
March 31, 2023Vigilante Shanty: Kooky Becomes Dupieux in Latest Whimsy Quentin Dupieux’s penchant for absurdity shows no signs...
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Tori et Lokita | Review
March 24, 2023Suffer the Children: The Dardenne Bros. Trend of Neorealism Continues in Dismal Portrait of Migrant Children...
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Petite Solange | Review
March 23, 2023Bonjour Tristesse: Ropert Explores Rude Awakenings in Tender Coming-of-Age Portrait “What am I doing in this...
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Les Cinq diables (The Five Devils) | Review
March 21, 2023Devil May Care: Mysius Delivers Intriguing but Disappointing Romantic Genre Mishmash For her sophomore feature debut,...
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Rimini | Review
March 16, 2023Bravo New World: Seidl Returns with Desolate Portrait of Fallen Hustler There’s always a healthy thread...
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Boston Strangler | Review
March 16, 2023Thank You for Choking: Ruskin Explores the Sordid Politics Behind Infamous Serial Killing Case The tribulations...
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Are You Lonesome Tonight? | Review
March 13, 2023Unhappy Together: Shipei Concocts Romantic Neo-noir Director Wen Shipei strikes an oddly satisfying balance between broody...
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Till the End of the Night | 2023 Berlin Film Festival Review
February 24, 2023Night Boos: Hochhäusler Bungles Black Market Crime Thriller Blending fatal romanticism and B-movie genre tropes, it’s...
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The Survival of Kindness | 2023 Berlin Film Festival Review
February 24, 2023Lady in a Cage: de Heer’s Dystopia Explores the Enduring Echoes of Colonialism Dutch-born director Rolf...
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Limbo | 2023 Berlin Film Festival Review
February 23, 2023Desert Fury: Sen Gets Bleak in the Heat of a Cold Case Mystery Despite it being...