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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Frantz | Blu-ray Review

France’s Francois Ozon scored one of his most critically acclaimed ventures in years with 2016’s Frantz, which was the auteur’s third time competing in...

The Journey | Review

Enemies – A Love Story: Hamm Imagines Peace Treaty as Male Bonding Episode in Flaccid Bromance The reimagining of famed deliberations and clandestine alliances which...

Moka | Review

The Hand that Robs the Cradle: Mermoud Utilizes Devos for Sweet Vengeance Revenge is a dish best served cold and a little neurotic, at least...

One, Two, Three | Blu-ray Review

For as progressive and refreshing as his iconic 1960 Best Picture Winner The Apartment still feels today, Billy Wilder’s 1961 follow-up One, Two, Three...

The Paradine Case | Blu-ray Review

One of Alfred Hitchcock’s neglected masterpieces is his 1947 courtroom psychodrama The Paradine Case, the director’s last contractual obligation under David O. Selznick, which...

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Interview: Producer Ryan Martin Brown – The Scout

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Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty! | Review

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Alpha Gang | 2026 Toronto Intl. Film Festival Review

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Magazine | 2026 Toronto Intl. Film Festival Review

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