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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High Life | Review

An Outpost of Progress: Denis Gets Daring with Esoteric Sci-Fi Of Claire Denis’ impressive English language debut High Life, perhaps a famous line from Alien...

Three’s Company in the Sordid Universe of Jose Ramon Larraz | Blu-ray Review

A formidable recuperation for art-house genre enthusiasts, Arrow Video recuperates a triptych of films from the peak period of director Jose Larraz, a master...

The Beach Bum | Review

Tales of Ordinary Madness: Korine Courts Cutesy in Outlandish Stoner Comedy It’s no fun being the designated driver, which is the position the audience of...

Criterion Collection: Wanda (1970) | Blu-ray Review

A director and a film unfortunately stymied shortly after its premiere, Barbara Loden’s Wanda (1970) remains a singularly unwavering portrait of neo-realistic gender identity...

Criterion Collection: Detour (1945) | Blu-ray Review

An old American proverb reads “Excuses are merely nails used to build a house of failure.” It’s also a succinct paraphrase for the trajectory...

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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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