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:

Together Together | Review

A Womb of One’s Own: Beckwith Basks in Basics with Sterile Dramedy The tricky intersections of gestational surrogacy provide a scenario automatically rife with narrative...

Mortal Kombat | Review

Enter the Franchise: McQuoid Revives the Fisticuffs & Fantasies of Beloved Video Game In the continual fluctuations of franchise reboots and revivals, the resurgence of...

Hope | Review

M is for Metastasis: Sødahl Returns with Emotional Portrait of Terminal Illness Portraits of terminal illness have created a cinematic subgenre staple unto itself, and...

Vanquish [Video Review]

Not Without My Daughter: Gallo Blunders with Absurd Thriller The appeal of beholding a train wreck is assuredly a vibe based upon the morbid yet...

Stowaway [Video Review]

Every Breath You Take: Penna Ponders Morality in Jittery Space Odyssey “In space, no one can hear you scream,” a foreboding tagline of another sci-fi...

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...
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