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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La grazia | Review

The Long Goodbye: Sorrentino Returns to Familiar Remembrances of Things Past Paolo Sorrentino reunites with his onscreen alter ego Toni Servillo in La Grazia for...

The Secret Agent | Review

Mischief, Thou Art Afoot: Filho Captivates with Seductive, Furtive Period Thriller Pregnant with dread and jam-packed with homage to the tone and time of sweaty,...

Reflection in a Dead Diamond | Review

Feed My Fetish, Please: Cattet & Forzani Pay Homage to the Eurospy in Dazzling Pastiche Whether giallo gore or Western shaped, their films don’t lose...

Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears) | Review

Ripe Fruits: Kanawade Taps the Bittersweet Rind of Going Home Again While there’s been an uptick in contemporary LGBTQ+ films from India over the past...

Sauna | Review

Love Me If You Dare: Broe Explores Love in a Hopeless Place Harlan Ellison’s publication Love Ain’t Nothing But Sex Misspelled might be a more...

Breaking

2026 Sundance: Rachel Lambert, Beth de Araújo & Josef Kubota Wladyka in U.S. Dramatic Comp

Catch the Fair One's Josef Kubota Wladyka, Sometimes I...

2026 Sundance: Visar Morina, Myrsini Aristidou & Suzanne Andrews Correa in World Cinema Dramatic Comp

Myrsini Aristidou, Visar Morina and Suzanne Andrews Correa are...

The Voice of Hind Rajab | Review

In a Child’s Name: Ben Hania’s Grueling Portrait of...
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