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.

Exclusive articles:

Paper Tiger | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

In the Forests of the Night: Gray Frames Fearful Symmetry Had James Gray been prolific during the glory days of New Hollywood from the late...

The Beloved (El ser querido) | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

What’s Love Got to Do with It?: Sorogoyen Visualizes Dysfunction & Creative Catharsis Although it’s a familiar trope, an absent father utilizing a complex ruse...

Forever Your Maternal Animal | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

Only Mothers Left Alive: Maurel Funnels Dysfunctional Family Matters You can't go home again and it’s a disaster to even try, especially as evidenced in...

Flesh and Fuel (Du Fioul dans les artères) | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

Paradise by the Dashboard Lights: Le Gall Finds Love in a Hopeless Place A self-described ‘wayward photographer’ influenced by Henri Cartier-Bresson, French writer/director Pierre Le...

Shana | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

Happy-Go-Mucky: Pinell Finds Purpose with a Woman in Transition “No one ever wanted her forever,” is a partial description of the titular character in Gail...

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One Minute to Midnight (Un peu avant minuit) | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

The Man Who Snubbed Women: Pariser Performs a Patriarchal...

NAZA | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

Destroy Everything You Touch: Abraham & Szor Explore the...

The Fire Within You (Il fuoco che ti porti dentro) | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

The Shrill Seekers: De Angelis Turns to Comedic Caricature For...

A Good Little Soldier (Un bon petit soldat) | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

A HR Manager Never Cries: Brize Takes on Executive...
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