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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Come What May (2015) | Blu-ray Review

Beneath its swells of emotion and somewhat bitter but diminished remonstrance on the horrors of war, French director Christian Carion’s fourth film, Come What...

23 Paces to Baker Street | Blu-Ray Review

Director Henry Hathaway is perhaps best remembered for his late period Westerns (namely some iconic John Wayne oaters, like True Grit and The Sons...

Aki Kaurismaki’s “The Other Side of Hope” Leads Nicholas Bell’s 2017 Berlin Intl. Film Fest Top Ten

Unfortunately, Berlinale 2017, the 67th edition of the film festival, may be remembered as something of a letdown. Although several surprises were to be...

Get Out | Review

The Souls of Black Folk: Peele's Debut Subverts the Norm in Edgy, Timely Horror Film Behold the power of genre film, a tradition of cinema...

Joaquim | 2017 Berlin International Film Festival Review

Once Upon a Time Tiradentes: Gomes Delivers Exceptional, Unique Biopic on Brazil’s Crusader of Enlightenment Brazilian director Marcelo Gomes tackles eighteenth century revolutionary Joachim Jose...

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Since 2011, IONCINEMA.com has kept its finger firmly on...

Butterfly Jam | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

For a Few Delens More: Balagov Congeals in the...

La Vénus électrique (The Electric Kiss) | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

The Liar of Your Desire: Salvadori Sputters with Low...
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