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:

Antlers | Review

The Killing of a Sacred Deer: Cooper Wanders Unevenly into Indigenous Lore Director Scott Cooper moves beyond the comfort of his melodramatic roots with Antlers,...

Only the Animals | Review

Catfish People: Moll Returns to the Ripple Effects of Identity Issues In the early 2000s, German born Dominik Moll was a fast-rising director of contemporary...

Cicada | Review

Triumph Over Trauma: Fifer & Mulcare Mine Catharsis with Poignant, Intersectional Drama The importance of representation is a concept which, like many conceits, is more...

Last Night in Soho | Review

Profondo Glosso: Wright Falters with Glossy, Pseudo-Feminist Ghost Story Opening upon joyful musical reverie and descending into vibrant color palettes, Edgar Wright’s attempt at...

Passing | Review

The Skin I Live In: Hall Formulates an Elegant, Devastating Adaptation of Nella Larsen For those who have had the pleasure of reading either of...

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2026 Cannes Film Festival – Checklist of Our Reviews

IONCINEMA.com’s Chief Film Critic Nicholas Bell reviewed the entire...

2026 Cannes Film Festival Winners – Un Certain Regard [Video]

The jury of Leila Bekhti and peers Thomas Cailley,...
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