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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Shoplifters of the World | Review

In the Mood for Morrissey: Kijak Languishes in Eighties Angst Documentarian Stephen Kijak returns to narrative filmmaking for the first time since his 1996 debut...

Violation [Video Review]

Crime & Punishment: Sims-Fewer & Mancinelli Serve a Cold Dish Neither redemption nor revenge are at the complete behest of the individual, at least not...

Enforcement [Video Review]

Cop(s) Out: Hviid & Olholm Provide Neutral Portrait Prizing Familiar Perspectives Cinema can certainly successfully exist as both a statement and a sentiment, and...

Slaxx [Video Review]

You Fit Me Better Than My Favorite Sweater: Kephart Gets Hemmed in by Killer Jeans Who doesn’t like a pair of perfectly fitted blue jeans?...

City of Lies [Video Review]

L.A. Controversial: Furman Revisits the Wallace Murder in Mediocre Adaptation Whatever the likely combination of reasons for the three-year delay in its US theatrical release,...

Breaking

DJ Ahmet | Review

2026 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Palme d’Or – Part II

Welcome back to the second portion of our Cannes...

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,...
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