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:

Dumont’s a Delicacy with Childhood of a Martyr in Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc | Blu-ray Review

Nearly a year after its celebrated premiere in the Directors’ Fortnight sidebar of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival, Bruno Dumont’s instant cult musical Jeannette: The Childhood...

Same Song Different Dinosaur in Bayona’s Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | Blu-ray Review

While it took in over a billion dollars globally, nearly half of that at the domestic box office, J.A. Bayona’s addition to Spielberg’s dino...

Bel Canto | Review

Music Makes the People Come Together: Weitz Hits False Notes in Hostage Drama If ever an aria could conjure the essence of camp, it would...

The House with a Clock in Its Walls | Review

Clockwatchers: Roth Goes YA Route with Surprisingly Sweet Results It goes without saying, horror director Eli Roth, once part of the perversely coined Splat Pack...

Colette | Review

Elle Époch: Westmoreland Recuperates a Literary Giant in Appealingly Frank Biopic After winning the Sundance Grand Jury Prize for the 2005 breakout film Quinceañera, co-directors...

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Nuisance Bear | 2026 Sundance Film Festival Review

Creature Discomfort: Docu Explores the Long Rift Between Neighbors Adding...

2026 Sundance: Beth de Araújo’s ‘Josephine’ Doubles Down Lands Grand Jury & Audience Award Prizes

Following a thunderous world premiere, Beth de Araújo’s sophomore...

Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty! | 2026 Sundance Film Festival Review

Strictly Soft Gloom: Wladyka's Bereft Bliss Puts Spotlight on...

Birds of War | 2026 Sundance Film Festival Review

Soaringly Bittersweet: Boulos & Alkader Habak Fall in Love...
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