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:

Bergman Island | Review

The Passion of Mia: Hansen-Love Makes Her Own Place at the Table For her complex and absorbing seventh feature, Bergman Island, Mia Hansen-Løve returns to...

Halloween Kills | Review

Boogeyman Nights: Green Overextends Himself in the Myers Saga There is truth in having too much of a good thing, or, rather, adhering to the...

Son of Monarchs | Review

Butterflies Are Free: Gambis Mines Identity Through Metaphor/mosis in Sophomore Film Director Alexis Gambis returns to his favored motif of genetics in his latest film...

South of Heaven | Review

Heaven’s Grate: Keshales Settles for Watered Down Tropes in English Debut Nearly a decade ago, directors Aharon Keshales and Navot Papushado promised to usher in...

Old Henry | Review

The Kid Stays in the Picture: Ponciroli Goes Old Fashioned with Fan Fiction Western At a certain point, revisionism strays so far into its own...

Breaking

2026 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Palme d’Or – Part 1

In less than two weeks, Thierry Frémaux will unveil...

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...
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