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:

Oh, Canada | Review

Pieces of a Man: Schrader Explores Atonement in Toned Down Adaptation Throughout his illustrious career as a director and screenwriter, Paul Schrader has specialized in...

The Girl with the Needle | Review

Casa de los Babys: von Horn Hits a Bleak Streak You know you’re in for something dark and dreary when a film opens upon a...

The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Review

Way of the Gun: Rasoulof’s Bold, Blunt Indictment of Iranian Regime There’s been little opportunity for artists to clearly or critically speak truth to power...

Queer | Review

(Disem)Body Talk: Guadagnino Pays Homage to the Paradoxical Beat Pariah If Ayn Rand had dared to write a character who was a genius gay white...

Maria | Review

Songs from the Specious Floor: Larrain Imagines the Last Days of a Diva A penny for the thoughts of Maria Callas regarding Pablo Larraín’s glossy...

Breaking

Artificial | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

The End of The World as we Know it:...

Ray Gunn | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

An Open and Shut Case: Bird’s Passion Project Feels...

Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

A Heavy Toll: Shirai’s Artful Take on the Body...

Interview: Virginie Efira – All of a Sudden

In All of a Sudden (read review), Virginie Efira delivers...
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