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 Blue Trail (O último azul) | Review

Crimes of the Future: Mascaro Envisions Trouble Ahead “Getting old ain’t no place for sissies,” a quote often attributed to Bette Davis (or similar variations...

Living the Land | Review

Land of Steady Habits: Meng Reflects Familial Upheaval in Quiet Saga “Isn’t it queer: there are only two or three human stories, and they go...

DJ Ahmet | Review

All DJs, Great and Small: Unkovski’s Debut Can’t Stop the Music While its location might feel inherently unique, the happenings in Georgi M. Unkovski’s narrative...

YES | Review

Break My Soul: Lapid Explores Compromised Artistry During Wartime Essentially, YES, the latest film from Israeli auteur Nadav Lapid, is a portrait of an artist...

Kontinental ’25 | Review

Can You Ever Forgive Me?: Jude Skewers the Status Quo Ownership is an unsaid key word in Kontinental ’25, the latest perambulating spasm from Romanian...

Breaking

Flesh and Fuel (Du Fioul dans les artères) | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

Paradise by the Dashboard Lights: Le Gall Finds Love...

Shana | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

Happy-Go-Mucky: Pinell Finds Purpose with a Woman in Transition “No...

2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 3 – Marie Kreutzer’s ‘Gentle Monster’

From Austria, Marie Kreutzer breaks into the Palme d'Or...

Gentle Monster | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

The Children’s Hour: Kreutzer Poses Provocative Dilemmas The complex trappings...
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