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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Two Prosecutors | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Ordeal by Innocence: Loznitsa Mines the Terrors of Naïveté A good man is hard to find, and if one were to be found, he’s likely...

Sound of Falling | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown: Schilinksi Paints a Microcosm of Misogyny The original title of Mascha Schilinski’s sophomore feature was The Doctor...

Enzo | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Call Me By Your Pain: Campillo Gently Guides Cantet’s Swan Song Laurent Cantet was a filmmaker consistently concerned with humans existing on the margins, those...

Leave One Day (Partir un Jour) | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Chef’s Kiss: Bonnin Uses Familiar Recipe in Pleasant Debut For her directorial debut, Partir un Jour (Leave One Day), based on her own 2021 Cesar...

Love (Kjærlighet) | Review

Ain’t Nothin’ But Sex Misspelled: Haugerud Continues Quiet, Earnest Talking Cure Trilogy Norwegian director Dag Johan Haugerud continues his sexuality-themed film trilogy (Sex/Dreams/Love) in Love,...

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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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