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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Firebird | Review

Bird on a Wire: Rebane Resurrects a Familiar Stymied Love Affair in Absurd Melodrama Over a century ago, Lord Alfred Douglas coined the euphonious phrase...

The Duke | Review

The Goya Next Door: Michell’s Swan Song a Slender Thread of Anti-authoritarianism We’re primed to believe in the importance of a film whenever we’re greeted...

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent | Review

The Cage Bird Sings: Gormican Gifts Nic Cage Meta Fan Fiction in Jaunty Caper Not since Spike Jonze’s send-up of John Malkovich’s pomposity in Being...

Forever a Woman: Six Films by Kinuyo Tanaka Retrospective

One can’t dig too deep in Japan’s cinematic catalogue without confronting the talents of Kinuyo Tanaka. History has chosen to favor Tanaka’s career as...

The Northman | Review

Whisper Tales of Gore: Eggers Burns Trail to Valhalla in Viking Epic In keeping with the time-hoary notion of revenge being a dish best served...

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2026 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Un Certain Regard

Introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob, the Un Certain...

2026 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Directors’ Fortnight

It’s nearly impossible to predict what the programming crew...

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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