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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The Empire (L’Empire) | Review

The Satire Strikes Back: Dumont Claims His Own Multi-Verse It’s sometimes difficult to predict what mode French auteur Bruno Dumont will be choosing for his...

Mickey 17 | Review

Born to Die: Joon-ho Beguiles with Irreverent Sci-Fi Socio-Satire After significant delays, Bong Joon-ho’s highly anticipated Mickey 17 at last arrives with all his signature...

World War III | Review

War & Fleece: Seyyedi’s Swiftly Shifting Satire Explores the Corrupting Nature of Power In one of the most unromanticized depictions of the filmmaking process, Iranian...

Reflection in a Dead Diamond | 2025 Berlin Intl. Film Festival 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...

What Does that Nature Say to You | 2025 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

The Parent Trap: Sang-soo Takes Sideways Swipe at Social Etiquette A constant purveyor of how subtle social cues are obliterated by the lowered inhibitions of...

Breaking

La cocina | Review

Soap Kitchen: Ruizpalacios Underwhelms & Over Bakes Food Drama Making...

Bonjour Tristesse | Review

Lifestyles of the Rich, Conflicted & Coddled: Dull Vacation...

Most People Die on Sundays | Review

A Month of Sundays: Said Squeezes Magic Out of...

The Scary House | 2025 Udine Far East Film Festival Review

Watanabe Smarter Than Ghosts, but The Scary House Had...
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