Nicholas Bell

4587 POSTS
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:

Jakob’s Wife [Video Review]

The Pastor and the Master: Stevens Enjoyably Re-Vamps Domestic Distress in Grisly Black Comedy Behind every man is a diminished woman, or so goes the...

Monday [Video Review]

Wish It Were Sunday: Papadimitropoulos Peddles Bad Romance in Ex-Pat Whirligig Toxic relationships and fair-weather romances are abundantly attenuated in the cinematic realm, the various...

Honeydew [Video Review]

When Life Gives You Melons: Millburn Sows Agricultural Horror in Creepy Debut We are what we eat, alas. And we’ve come to reap the tainted...

The Banishing | Review

The Vicar Man: Smith Returns to Period with Bustling Slow Burn If you’re familiar with the filmography of British filmmaker Christopher Smith, you know you’re...

Moffie [Video Review]

Call Me by Your Shame: Hermanus Mines Historical Trauma in Coming-of-Age Drama It’s difficult to reconcile the messiness of the past with potential issues of...

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...
spot_imgspot_img