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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Behind You | Review

The Mirror Crack’d: Mecham and Whedon Wax Derivative in Debut Bearing all the marks of a strained production is Behind You, the directorial debut of...

Tigertail | Review

Tiger, Tiger Burning Dim: Yang Unveils a No-frills Yarn on Relationships, Regret Producer Alan Yang (“Parks and Recreation,” “Master of None”) presents a highly personal,...

We Summon the Darkness | Review

Heaven and Earth: Meyers Tackles Organized Religion with Droll Thriller Director Marc Meyers returns to the isolating terrors of the rural Midwest in a different...

Sea Fever | Review

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: Hardiman Finds Humanity in the Horror We’ve seen countless films about bands of isolated humans in...

Why Don’t You Just Die! | Review

The Kalashnikov Sonata: Sokolov Serves Pulp in Enjoyably Nasty Debut Hell hath no fury like a struggling actress, at least as it’s played in the...

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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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