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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Yes, God, Yes | Review

Obvious Teen: Maine Finds Nostalgia in a Hopeless Place Of the many aspects particular to the late 1990s and early 2000s, where cell phones were...

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...

Breaking

Closure | Review

Seriousness Sensationalized: Marczak Uses a Father in Turmoil to...

Prince | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

All Bark No Bite: Borgia’s Doggy Domestic Never Gets...

Interview: Hédi Zardi Atlas Workshop – 2026 Marrakech Film Festival

The Atlas Workshops provide artistic and professional support to...
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