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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Crime and Punishment: Sautet’s Enthralling Policier an Obscure Neo-Noir “Max and the Junkmen” | Blu-ray Review

An unsung genre masterpiece from Claude Sautet, 1971’s Max and the Junkmen comes to Blu-ray for the first time courtesy of Kino Lorber. Featuring...

The Postcard Killings | Review

Postcards from the Dredge: Tanovic’s English Language Debut a Major Misfire Films presenting serial killers who desire to make like The Police and turn murder...

Dog Days Are Over: Lee Examines Conflict and Crisis in “Summer of Sam” | Blu-ray Review

Without a doubt, Spike Lee is one of the most notable contemporary American filmmakers of the last thirty years. His masterpieces, uneven as some...

The Roads Not Taken | Review

Roadside Assistance: Potter Putters in Nonsensical Melodrama Who is the nearly catatonic man being dragged through New York by his overly sincere daughter? His name...

The Hunt | Review

The Most Capitalist Game: Zobel Skewers Class Consciousness with Ribald Satire Social satire is perhaps the only conducive way to narratively navigate the ills...

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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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