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:

Sleepless City (Ciudad Sin Sueño) | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

A Boy & His Dog: Galoe Sweeps Through Slums in Restrained Debut Home is where the heart is, but such a sentiment becomes difficult to...

The Secret Agent | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Mischief, Thou Art Afoot: Filho Captivates with Seductive, Furtive Period Thriller Pregnant with dread and jam-packed with homage to the tone and time of sweaty,...

Nouvelle Vague | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Make Me Lose My Breath: Linklater Meddles in Manicured Homage It’s unclear what the exact purpose of Nouvelle Vague is meant to serve, other than...

Renoir | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Family of Straw: Hayakawa Paints Busy Coming-of-Age Portrait Going in the opposite direction of her 2022 debut Plan 75, a sci-fi meditation on Japan’s aging...

Die My Love | Review

Images of Yellow Wallpaper: Ramsay Charts a Psychotic Break For her first narrative feature in eight years, Lynne Ramsay returns with Die My Love, based...

Breaking

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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