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:

Suntan | Review

Death in Greece: Papadimitropoulos Examines a Doctor and His Devils with Engrossing Character Portrait An uncomfortable but prolific subset of the psychological drama would...

Kong: Skull Island | Review

Kong’s Crib: Vogt-Roberts Strains Weak Characters Through Special Effects Pageant In the continuing tradition of flinging fledgling indie directors into studio tent pole franchise reboots,...

The Ottoman Lieutenant | Review

The Turkish Lieutenant’s Woman: Ruben Stumbles on Tedious War Time Romance At one point, director Joseph Ruben was the go-to guy for glossy B-grade...

The Sense of an Ending | Review

Man of Letters: Batra Crafts Low-Key Adaptation with Handsome Ensemble “The wine of youth does not always clear with advancing years; sometimes it grows turbid,”...

Brimstone | Review

The Love of a Preacher Man: Koolhoven’s Pseudo-Feminist Western an Ambitiously Grotesque Affront Unveiling the most expensive Dutch film production since Paul Verhoeven’s Black Book...

Breaking

Meteors | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Male Friendship Comes Apart In Hubert Charuel’s Assured Sophomore...

The Richest Woman in the World | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

The Biggest Camel: Klifa Recruits Huppert to Spoof the...

Sleepless City (Ciudad Sin Sueño) | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

A Boy & His Dog: Galoe Sweeps Through Slums...

The Secret Agent | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Mischief, Thou Art Afoot: Filho Captivates with Seductive, Furtive...
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