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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The Contractor | Review

Harper Does It Better: Saleh Taps Pine for Pluralistic Espionage “It’s much easier to kill, but it’s harder to survive,” is the most useful line...

Gagarine | Review

Favorites of the Moon: Liatard and Trouilh Stargaze Through the Rubble of Resistance Yuri (Alseni Bathily) seems to be the glue holding his community together...

The Lost City | Review

The Jungle Lewk: The Brothers Nee Conjure Expected Charm in Casual Comedy For their third feature, brothers Aaron and Adam Nee concoct something of studio...

Infinite Storm | Review

White Woman in a Blizzard: Szumowska Pitts Watts Against the Elements in True Life Trauma Drama Polish director Małgorzata Szumowska unleashes her tenth narrative feature...

Mothering Sunday | Review

Woman in Love: Husson Mounts Reticent Portrait of Living Life Out Loud At first glance, Mothering Sunday has all the impeccable furnishings evident in the...

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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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