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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Caravan | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - May 22, 2025

All About My Martyr: Kirchnerová’s Debut Finds the Journey is the Destination For her directorial debut, “Caravan,” Czech director Zuzana Kirchnerová weaves autobiographical elements into...

YES | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - May 22, 2025

Break My Soul: Lapid Explores Compromised Artistry During Wartime Essentially, YES, the latest film from Israeli auteur Nadav Lapid, is a portrait of an artist...

Romería | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - May 21, 2025

Blood Relatives: Simon Treads Familiar Water with Continued Autofiction After winning the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for her 2022 sophomore film Alcarras,...

Fuori | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - May 21, 2025

Hoosegow Girls: Martone Pays Delicate Tribute to Goliarda Sapienza “Never refuse to see the unpleasant aspects of life,” wrote Goliarda Sapienza in her widely...

Eagles of the Republic | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - May 20, 2025

One Flew Over the Coup’s Nest: Saleh Muddles Through Propaganda Politics “Propaganda, to be effective, must be believed. To be believed, it must be credible....

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