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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Being the Ricardos [Video Review]

Producers: Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch. Executive producers: Jenna Block, Stuart Besser, David Bloomfield, Lauren Lohman, Lucie Arnaz, Desi Arnaz Jr. Director: Aaron Sorkin. Screenplay: Aaron...

Parallel Mothers (Madres paralelas) | Review

The Lives of Mothers: Almodovar’s Melodrama Mines the Personal and Political Coincidences abound in Parallel Mothers, the latest soap dish from Spain’s perennial auteur, Pedro...

Swan Song [Video Review]

Producer: Mahershala Ali, Rebecca Bourke, Jonathan King, Jacob Perlin, Adam Shulman, Mimi Valdés. Executive Producers: Shea Kammer. Director: Benjamin Cleary. Screenplay: Benjamin Cleary. Camera: Masanobu Takayanagi. Editor: Nathan Nugent. Music:...

Nightmare Alley [Video Review]

Guillermo Del Toro's latest might not feel like a major departure from his general reputation as a creature-centric creator type, but there is a...

The Lost Daughter | Review

Parallel Mothers: Gyllenhaal Paints a Dark Portrait in Sinister Ferrante Adaptation “Attention is the purest form of hospitality,” is a quote from Simone Weil utilized...

Breaking

YES | Review

Break My Soul: Lapid Explores Compromised Artistry During Wartime Essentially,...

Kontinental ’25 | Review

Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Jude Skewers the Status...

Alpha | Review

Turn to Stone: Ducournau Hits a Wall with Disease...

2026 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Midnight, Cannes Premiere, Special Screenings, Out of Comp

Before we dive headfirst into full-on Palme d’Or predictions...
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