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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Little Trouble Girls | Review

Circles of Perfection: Djukić Surveys the Compromises of Sexual Awakening Taking its title from the 1995 Sonic Youth track Little Trouble Girls (Kaj ti je...

La grazia | Review

The Long Goodbye: Sorrentino Returns to Familiar Remembrances of Things Past Paolo Sorrentino reunites with his onscreen alter ego Toni Servillo in La Grazia for...

The Secret Agent | 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,...

Reflection in a Dead Diamond | Review

Feed My Fetish, Please: Cattet & Forzani Pay Homage to the Eurospy in Dazzling Pastiche Whether giallo gore or Western shaped, their films don’t lose...

Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears) | Review

Ripe Fruits: Kanawade Taps the Bittersweet Rind of Going Home Again While there’s been an uptick in contemporary LGBTQ+ films from India over the past...

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Maldoror | Review

The Ten Golden Globes Narratives That Will Define the 2026 Oscars

Nomination ballots are being filled out today, and with...

More Violence: Michel Franco’s ‘Circles’ Getting Ready for Cannes 2026?

Screen have put together 75 titles (many of which...
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