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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Criterion Collection: Westfront 1918 | Blu-ray Review

Criterion taps into the first wave of sound films from iconic German director G.W. Pabst which solidified the auteur’s reputation (and successful crossover from...

Tuesday Blus: Intermezzo, Blade Runner: 2049 & Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

This week’s edition of Tuesday Blus includes the following titles: Intermezzo (1939) Film Review: ★★★/☆☆☆☆☆ Disc Review: ★★★/☆☆☆☆☆ It’s a tale as old as time, more vintage than...

Private Life | 2018 Sundance Film Festival Review

She’s Not Having a Baby: Jenkins Returns with Freewheeling Fertility Melodrama American indie director Tamara Jenkins returns with her first directorial effort since 2007’s Oscar...

2018 Sundance Film Festival: Nicholas Bell’s Top 5 Most Anticipated Films

Over the past few years, Sundance has arguably shunted most of its noteworthy titles off into its sidebars, whether they be prestigious premieres from...

The Commuter | Review

Herrings on a Train: Neeson Fights the Good Fight in Half-Baked Transportation Thriller You can see him in Berlin (Unknown, 2011), or see his...

Breaking

Children of the Monkey (I figli della scimmia) | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

The Favorited Son: Landucci Looks at How Love Can...

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother | 2026 Toronto Intl. Film Festival Review

Holy War: Mahershala Ali Unleashes Fatherly Vengeance Your Mother Your...

Back to Buenos Aires | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

The Doctor and the Devils: Bechis Explores the Agony...

A Bit of Light | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

Under the Cherry Moon: Asgari Lets the Sun Shine...
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