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:

Lovesong | Review

Her Best Friend’s Wedding: Kim’s Poetic Exploration of Muted Desire Indie auteur So Yong Kim continues in English with her fourth narrative feature, Lovesong, a...

Land of Mine | Review

Enemy Mine: Zandvliet Explores the Casualties of War Martin Zandvliet leaves behind the world of theater for his third feature, Land of Mine, a based...

A Fantastic Woman | 2017 Berlin International Film Festival Review

A Time to Love and a Time to Die: Lelio’s Fantastic Portrait of Pain and Perseverance “What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger,” murmurs the...

Spoor | 2017 Berlin International Film Festival Review

Animal Love: Holland Blunders with Hysterical Murder Mystery What reveals itself to be an interesting inversion on parable of the boy who cried wolf, Polish...

On Body and Soul | 2017 Berlin International Film Festival Review

That Obscure Object: Enyedi Mounts Moving, Lyrical Return with Inspired Portrait of Desire For her first film in nearly twenty years, Hungarian auteur Ildiko Enyedi returns with...

Breaking

Pillion | Review

Sit & Deliver: Lighton Assumes Positions in Titillating Debut There’s...

Interview: György Pálfi & Zsófia Ruttkay – Hen

In 2025 cinema embraced the POV of our winged...

2025 Les Arcs Film Festival: New Lisa Brühlmann, Mar Coll & Lina Soualem Projects In Development

A longstanding champion of emerging European cinema, the Les...

Nouvelle Vague | Review

Make Me Lose My Breath: Linklater Meddles in Manicured...
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