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:

The Lovebirds | Review

Murder Was the Case That They Gave Them: Showalter Gets Silly with Derivative Slapstick Director Michael Showalter reteams with Kumail Nanjiani after the success...

Body Cam | Review

Ghost Protocol: Vitthal Gets Supernatural with Hot Topic Horror Genre has always been a formidable platform to explore significant social ills in creative ways, often...

Castle in the Ground | Review

Opiate of the Masses: Klein Mines Comfort in Crises with Somber Addiction Odyssey The trauma of substance abuse and addiction has carved out a...

Blue Story | Review

Enemies, a Love Story: Rapman Rides the Waves of a Street War in Familiar Fashion Although it’s not quite West Side Story (1961), either in...

Capone | Review

Gonzo Fonzo: Trank Returns with Tone Poem Portrait of a Monster The figure of Chicago mobster Al Capone has long been a mythical figure resurrected...

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2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Were Fatherland & Fjord Tops of the Fest? We Compare Grids!

Fatherland and Fjord towered above the rest on our...

The Birthday Party (Histoires de la nuit) | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

Bird on a Wire: The Past Haunts the Present...

Coward | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

Bent Knee, Limp Wrist: Dhont Explores Love at the...

2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Fatherland & Fjord Rated Top Films of Cannes!

The Palme d'Or winner and the Best Director winners...
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