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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Criterion Collection: The Executioner | Blu-ray Review

Aided by significant cultural and social subtexts, Luis Garcia Berlanga’s seminal 1963 film The Executioner is a black comedy delivering all the gallows’ humor...

The Hills Have Eyes | Blu-ray Review

Wes Craven left an indelible mark on American genre cinema thanks to innovations which inspired two iconic horror franchises, including the origination of Freddy...

Imperium | Blu-ray Review

Moving further away from his Harry Potter persona with a trio of three immensely dissimilar films in 2016, actor Daniel Radcliffe’s anxiety laced performance...

Private Property | Blu-ray Review

Cinelicious continues its tradition of resurrecting lost and obscure cinematic gems with its new 4K digital restoration of the 1960 title Private Property. Receiving...

The Conversation: Top 10 American Indie Filmmakers Missing in Action (Class of 2016)

Continuing our annual tradition of highlighting US auteurs who’ve lapsed into an unplanned or unpredictable hiatus, we’re recounting another ten notable filmmakers who have...

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Renoir | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Family of Straw: Hayakawa Paints Busy Coming-of-Age Portrait Going in...

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 5 – Richard Linklater’s ‘Nouvelle Vague’

This is Cannes Film Festival's third invite (second time...

Die My Love | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Images of Yellow Wallpaper: Ramsay Charts a Psychotic Break For...

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 5 – Chie Hayakawa’s ‘Renoir’

Gradually making her presence known on the Croisette first...
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