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.

Exclusive articles:

Young Mothers (Jeunes mères) | Review

Bonjour Tristesse: The Dardenne Bros. Explore Teenage Pregnancy In their latest neo-realist exercise on plights of the disenfranchised, the Dardenne Bros. return to gentler themes...

The Testament of Ann Lee | Review

Shake It Up: Fastvold Envisions the Life’s Work of a Religious Leader There’s a fervor roiling beneath the surface of Mona Fastvold’s third feature, The...

No Other Choice | Review

Slay the Competition: Chan-wook Explores the Horrors of Capitalism In many ways, Donald Westlake’s 1997 novel The Ax feels more relevant than ever, which is...

Father Mother Sister Brother | Review

Terms of Estrangement: Jarmusch’s Amusing Triptych on Familial Labors If each unhappy family is unhappy in their own way, there are still a wide variety...

Timestamp | Review

Schools of Survival: Gornostai Probes the Resiliency of Ukraine’s Education System During Wartime Despite reflecting the distressing normalization of wartime on an entire generation of...

Breaking

Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

A Heavy Toll: Shirai’s Artful Take on the Body...

Interview: Virginie Efira – All of a Sudden

In All of a Sudden (read review), Virginie Efira delivers...

Interview: Nathalia Acevedo – Salón de belleza

Actress-turned-filmmaker Nathalia Acevedo made her feature directorial debut with...

Fjord | Review

Uncanny Valley: Mungiu Explores Liberated Prisons Totalitarian mentality is driven...
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