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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11 Minutes | DVD Review

Polish auteur Jerzy Skolimowski, now 77 years of age, continues a prolific resurgence, having ended a sixteen year absence between 1991’s Ferdyduke and 2008’s...

Spa Night | Review

Hot and Bothered: Ahn’s Debut a Knowing Character Study As proof of the multitudinous, untold human stories happening at any given period within the sprawling...

Imperium | Review

Made in USA: Radcliffe Infiltrates Neo-Nazi Faction in Solid Potboiler Daniel Radcliffe impresses once again in an unlikely bit of casting as an FBI agent...

Criterion Collection: Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words | Blu-ray Review

Three time Academy Award winner Ingrid Bergman (Gaslight; Anastasia; Murder on the Orient Express), one of the most revered, versatile actors celebrated both as...

Eleni | Blu-ray Review

The 1980s were a bit of a rough transitional period for British import Peter Yates, who maintained a vibrant stride through a filmography jumpstarted...

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Aisha Can’t Fly Away | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Buliana Simon Shines In Gritty Immigrant Story That Struggles...

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 7 – Julia Ducournau’s ‘Alpha’

Body horror, psychological issues, and social commentary best describe...

Alpha | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Turn to Stone: Ducournau Hits a Wall with Disease...

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 7 – Tarik Saleh’s ‘Eagles of the Republic’

Swedish filmmaker Tarik Saleh has been moving up from...
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