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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Sentimental Value | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Life as a House: Trier Turns Broken Hearts Into Art In Woody Allen’s Interiors (1978), an unhappy tale of three sisters contending with their parents’...

Romería | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Blood Relatives: Simon Treads Familiar Water with Continued Autofiction After winning the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for her 2022 sophomore film Alcarras,...

Fuori | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Hoosegow Girls: Martone Pays Delicate Tribute to Goliarda Sapienza “Never refuse to see the unpleasant aspects of life,” wrote Goliarda Sapienza in her widely...

Eagles of the Republic | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

One Flew Over the Coup’s Nest: Saleh Muddles Through Propaganda Politics “Propaganda, to be effective, must be believed. To be believed, it must be credible....

The Richest Woman in the World | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

The Biggest Camel: Klifa Recruits Huppert to Spoof the Bettencourt Affair Thierry Klifa, who continues to work some of the most notable grand dames of...

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Bugonia | Review

When Will They Ever Learn?: Lanthimos Turns to Eco-Horror Yorgos...

Hedda | Review

Party Time: Nia DaCosta Throws A Forgettable Rager If you’ve...
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