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:

Reflection | Review

In the Fog Mirror: Vasyanovych Punishes with Numbing Exercise on War & Trauma Following up on his international breakout, Atlantis (2019), Ukrainian director Valentyn Vasyanovych...

Human Factors | Review

The Discomfort of Strangers: Trocker Collapses Paranoia and Perspectives in Brooding Familial Drama Communication, when you really think about it, is all but impossible. Words...

Lux Æterna | Review

Devil’s Familiars: Noé Stirs a Witches’ Brew in Latest Provocation For those familiar with cult auteur Gaspar Noé, one either has a taste for his...

Criterion Collection: love jones (1997) | Blu-ray Review

An under-appreciated diamond in the rough which arrived during an explosion of Black indie cinema in the 1990s, love jones, the directorial debut...

Anaïs in Love | Review

She’s Pure as New York Snow: Bourgeois-Tacquet Charms in Effortless, Effective Comedy With her unexpectedly charming debut, Anaïs in Love, director Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet presents the...

Breaking

Interview: Jordan Firstman – Club Kid

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

Interview: Chris Rock & Daniel Kaluuya – Misty Green

Well-versed in a cinema working in different strands of...

7 Miles Out | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

She’s Lost Control: Morley’s Semi-Autobiographical Drama is Riddled with...

Interview: Benjamín Naishtat & Esteban Bigliardi – Glaxo

World premiering at the 2026 Toronto Intl. Film Festival,...
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