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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Impetigore | Review

Grim Fairy Tale: Anwar Gets Garish in Excessive, Entertaining Horror Film While Indonesian cinema has become more prominent on the festival circuit over the past...

The Rental | Review

This Property is Condemned: Franco Mines Interesting Ideas in Faulty Debut Egregiously annoying characters can be either a blessing or a curse to a...

The Brothers Mankiewicz: Hope, Heartbreak, and Hollywood Classics | Book Review

Published just in time for perusal before David Fincher’s film Mank (an exploration of writer Herman Mankiewicz’s troubled development and aftermath with director Orson...

Amulet | Review

The Lying Nun: Garai Sways Scary with Stimulating Debut Indeed, the female of the species is more deadly than the male even in the realm...

The Sunlit Night | Review

Norway Out: Wnendt Paints a Blank Slate in Slight Romantic Drama Expectations seemed reasonably high for The Sunlit Night, the English language debut from provocative...

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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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