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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Firestarter | Blu-ray Review

If there’s an enduring interest to Firestarter, the 1984 adaptation of Stephen King’s popular horror novel about a child with pyrokinetic capabilities hunted by...

Criterion Collection: 45 Years | Blu-ray Review

Taking home Best Actor and Actress awards out of its premiere at the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival for leads Tom Courtenay and Charlotte...

3 films by Claude Chabrol | Blu-ray Review

Cohen Media Group resurrected five late period titles from French New Wave auteur Claude Chabrol in September, 2016. The one week engagement featured lesser...

The Conversation: One Never Cannes Tell (2017 Edition)

It’s hard to believe, but we’re about five weeks away from the unveiling of the 2017 Cannes Film Festival lineup. After several months of...

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...

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Interview: Sarah Friedland & Kathleen Chalfant – Familiar Touch

A work-in-progress participant at the 2023 American Film Festival...

Mister ‘October’ – Cory Michael Smith Toplines Jeremy Saulnier’s A24 Horror Thriller Project

Jeremy Saulnier's Rebel Ridge had a wonky production narrative...

IndieSponge Episode: Emmanuelle (2025) Movie Review

Before our official launch, Kevin Jagernauth and I had...
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