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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A White, White Day | Review

Indiscretion of an Icelandic Wife: Palmason Primes a Crime of Passion in Simmering Drama Nothing is initially what it seems in Icelandic director Hlynur...

The Quarry | Review

Steeple People: Teems Gets Spiritual in Rough-hewn Sophomore Film It’s been over a decade since director Scott Teems delivered his warmly received debut, That Evening...

Sergio (2020) | Review

The Last Thing He Wanted: Barker Resurrects Martyred Diplomat in Feature Debut Documentarian Greg Barker returns to the subject of U.N. High Commissioner for Human...

Selah and The Spades | Review

School for Scoundrels: Poe Preens a Teen Queen with Curious, Benign Debut Director Tayarisha Poe fashions her debut Selah and The Spades, a YA drama...

Endings, Beginnings | Review

Some Other Beginning’s End: Doremus Continues on the Battlefield of Love Love is hardly a many splendored thing in the filmography of Drake Doremus, who...

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Interview: Lila Avilés – Cábula | 2026 Venice Gap-Financing Market

As part of our coverage at the recent Venice...

I Plant My Hand in the Garden | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

Root Work: Taheri and Hadzija Disrupt the Symmetry There’s an...

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...
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