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:

Criterion Collection: The Breaking Point | Blu-ray Review

A superb classic begging for a proper recuperation, Michael Curtiz’s 1950 title The Breaking Point finally gets the release it deserves courtesy of the Criterion Collection....

The Dinner | Blu-ray Review

Premiering in competition at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival, Oren Moverman’s The Dinner went on to receive a successful return at the box...

Wind River | Review

A Shiver Runs Through It: Sheridan Helms Satisfying Final Segment of Crime Trilogy Screenwriter Taylor Sheridan (Sicario, Hell or High Water) makes his directorial debut...

The Dark Tower | Review

Magic, the Smattering: Arcel’s Alchemy Proves Pointless in Pedestrian Adaptation Arguably, expectations may have been set a bit too high for The Dark Tower, the...

Columbus | Review

Floating Weeds: Kogonada Looks at the Shape of Things in Masterful Debut Kogonada, who may be familiar to most cineastes thanks to his video essays...

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Nightborn | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Only Mothers Left Alive: Bergholm Tackles Motherhood Malaise Finnish director...

Dao | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Family Rituals: Gomis Goes For Broke in Sprawling Epic With...

Everybody Digs Bill Evans | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

A Jazzman’s Blues: Gee Strikes the Right Chords in...
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