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:

Exil | 2020 Sundance Film Festival Review

Fugee Fugue: Perceptions and Paranoia Make Bitter Bedfellows in Morina’s Drama For anyone who’s ever experienced the phenomenon of ‘otherness,’ Visar Morina’s terrific sophomore film...

Summer White | 2020 Sundance Film Festival Review

Sons & Lovers: Patterson Explores the Trouble with Sharing the Love in Subdued Debut The subject of the single mother is a scenario rife for...

The Corrupted | Review

Crime Time: Scalpello Skirts the Underbelly in Generic, Capable Thriller We’ve reached a point where something like The Corrupted, the latest offering from Britain’s Ron...

Troop Zero | Review

Feeling Like a Number One: Bert & Bertie Get Glossy with Good Intentions For those who prefer to view the world through rosy-tinted glasses, there’s...

Everything is Blue for Him: Schrader Strikes the Underbelly with Underrated Debut “Blue Collar” | Blu-ray Review

Paul Schrader’s early career is a mix of seminal classics and underappreciated gems. While he began as a screenwriter, penning a thorny trifecta of...

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Interview: Ntobeko Sishi – Laundry (2025)

We first became aware of South Africa filmmaker Zamo...

Interview: Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme

Marty Supreme marks a new evolution in the work...
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