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:

Devil Between the Legs | 2019 Toronto Intl. Film Festival Review

If Bleak Street Could Talk: Ripstein’s Not Afraid of Virginia Woolf in Sordid Marital Melodrama Arturo Ripstein, one of Mexico’s most enduring and influential auteurs,...

Pelican Blood | 2019 Toronto Intl. Film Festival Review

Mother May I Sleep with Martyr?: Gebbe Dresses in Distress with Maternal Drama It’s always lamentable to find a charismatic actor stymied by a poorly...

The Moneychanger | 2019 Toronto Intl. Film Festival Review

Money Ain’t for Nothin’: Veiroj Turns to Political Period Caper A common saying in Montevideo, Uruguay, meant to succinctly condense the city’s appeal and cement...

No.7 Cherry Lane | 2019 Toronto Intl. Film Festival Revew

Remembrance of Things Cats: Yonfan Sketches a Rebellious Love Letter in Animated Debut The multifaceted Yonfan returns to feature filmmaking for the first time in...

The Barefoot Emperor | 2019 Toronto Intl. Film Festival Review

Barefoot and Stagnant: Woodworth & Brosens Continue Their Belgian Political Satire While one doesn’t necessarily have to be readily familiar with the 2016 film King...

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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...

2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 10 – Léa Mysius’ ‘Histoires de la Nuit’

Léa Mysius’s cinema as to this point focused on...
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