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 Square | 2017 Cannes Film Festival Review

Attenberg Follies: Ostlund’s Meta Commentary Skewers Social Contrivances Adding to a body of work which comically and obsessively examines the underbelly of human desires and...

Let the Sunshine In | 2017 Cannes Film Festival Review

A Tall Dark Stranger: Denis and Binoche are Remarkable Bedfellows in Light Comedy Claire Denis comes as close as she ever will to romantic comedy...

Wakefield | Review

A Most Wanted Man: Swicord Hangs Doctorow on the Snide Shoulders of Cranston For evidence of Bryan Cranston’s ability to carry a film, look no...

Wonderstruck | 2017 Cannes Film Festival Review

Time After Time: Haynes Captures Wistful Tone of Bygone Eras American indie auteur Todd Haynes explores dual cinematic pastiche in his most family friendly film...

Loveless | 2017 Cannes Film Festival Review

Some Great Reward: Zvyagintsev Rips into Missing Muscovites Bitter familial separation and newly fermented coupling are equal bed partners in what staunchly begins as...

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

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

Yellow Letters | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

How to Beat the High Cost of Fascism: Çatak...

In a Whisper | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

A Death in the Family: Bouzid Explores the Tolls...

I Understand Your Displeasure | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

In the Realm of Defenses: Friedrich Examines Turmoils of...
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