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 Unknown Man of Shandigor (1967) | 2021 Fantasia Film Festival Review

Cold Cuts: Roy’s Nuclear Spy Thriller Renews Its Half-Life In The Unknown Man of Shandigor, one can experience a cinematic time capsule of corresponding themes...

Medea | 2021 Locarno Film Festival Review

Who Could Kill a Child?: Zeldovich Explores a Fearful Symmetry in Modernized Tragedy Russian director Alexander Zeldovich’s filmography is something of a curiosity unto itself,...

John and the Hole | Review

The Little Boy Who Lives Down the Lane: Sisto Finds a Psychopath in Disturbing Debut There’s no arguing the discomforting vibe of John and the...

Ema | Review

Dance, Fools, Dance: Larraín Dances to Delirium in Arthouse Soap Opera Pablo Larraín returns to Chile to dance the body electric in Ema, a masquerade...

She Will | 2021 Locarno Film Festival Review

She Wants Revenge: Colbert Commingles Traumas for a Witchy Saga Director Charlotte Colbert delivers a moody character portrait mired in the mysteriousness of folk horror...

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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