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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Tale of Tales | Blu-ray Review

Italian auteur Matteo Garrone makes his English language debut with 2015’s Tale of Tales, a droll, visually captivating adaptation of classic fairytales from 17th...

Money Monster | Blu-ray Review

Despite an incredibly rudimentary handling of themes and material more intelligently and timelessly presented decades ago, Jodie Foster’s latest directorial effort, Money Monster, is...

Clown | Blu-ray Review

Director Jon Watts’ 2014 horror film Clown stands as the writer/director/producer’s feature debut, even though it arrived well after his moderately hailed sophomore effort...

The Darkness | Blu-ray Review

Director Greg McLean has yet to escape the shadow of his 2005 Aussie breakout, Wolf Creek, which inspired him to helm a 2013 sequel...

The 9th Life of Louis Drax | Review

One Life to Live: Aja’s Childhood Abuse Drama a Soapy Misstep Once at the forefront of the French horror wave of the early to mid-2000s...

Breaking

Eagles of the Republic | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

One Flew Over the Coup’s Nest: Saleh Muddles Through...

Dites-lui que je l’aime (Tell Her I Love Her) | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

The Family Tree Grows Tangled Roots In Romane Bohringer’s...

Meteors | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Male Friendship Comes Apart In Hubert Charuel’s Assured Sophomore...

The Richest Woman in the World | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

The Biggest Camel: Klifa Recruits Huppert to Spoof the...
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