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 Shadow of Violence | Review

Goodbye Horses: Rowland Riles Allegiances in Familiar Crime Thriller It’s a tale as old as crime itself, the toppling of empires thanks to the shifting...

Skin Walker | Review

The Skin I Don’t Live In: Neuman Prepares a Fractured Affair in Disjointed Debut All the technical elements of a creepy genre film are evident...

A Girl Missing | Review

Guilt by Dissociation: Fukada Explores the Burden of Others in Exemplary Melodrama Director Kôji Fukada presents a melodrama hung on absurdity for his fourth feature,...

Summerland | Review

Castles in the Sky: Swale Finds Love During Wartime in Likeable Debut Although it’s a somewhat simple and ultimately schmaltzy dose of narrative convenience, Jessica...

Radioactive | Review

Particle Decay: Satrapi Explores Curie in Elliptical, Stunted Biopic The persona of Marie Curie is a no-brainer as far as cinematic importance and appeal goes,...

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2026 Cannes: Werner Herzog’s Bucking Fastard Selected for Cannes Premiere (!?)

There was no mention this morning for a film...

2026 Cannes: Mysius, Kreutzer, Harari, Grisebach, Herry, Bourgeois-Taquet Among New Faces in the Palme d’Or Comp

A competition section of (currently) twenty-one features with, according...

2026 Cannes: Nicolas Winding Refn, Quentin Dupieux & Bertrand Mandico on the Croisette

The Out of Competition, Midnight Screenings, Cannes Premiere and...
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