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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The Conversation: Producer Martin Gschlacht

Austrian producer Martin Gschlacht has been an active proponent of Austrian (and eventually Iranian) cinema since the late 1990s, and has quietly amassed a...

Under the Silver Lake | Review

Under the Sun of Satan: Mitchell’s Messy Neo Noir Revels in Elitist Superficiality Look no further than David Robert Mitchell’s third feature, the labored neo...

Milland Gets Murderous in Dwan’s The River’s Edge (1957) | Blu-ray Review

In the extensive filmography of director Allan Dwan, there’s perhaps no more glorious period of his filmmaking than his DeLuxe color film noir period...

Yates Plays the Frame Game in Late Period ‘An Innocent Man’ (1989) | Blu-ray Review

Director Peter Yates remains an interesting fixture of the 1970s New American Cinema throng whose early works continue to resonate and inspire, particularly his...

Bronson Gets a Blast from the Past in Young’s ‘Cold Sweat’ (1970) | Blu-ray Review

Terence Young will forever be remembered amongst the pantheon of James Bond directors, having helmed Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963) and...

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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...

The Black Ball (La bola negra) | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

The Play’s the Thing: Ambrossi & Calvo Connect the...
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