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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Nagi Notes | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

Only the Lonely: Fukada Explores Constructions of Identity Japanese auteur Kôji Fukada often favors narratives wherein tenuous but comfortable rhythms are suddenly upended by a...

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

The Liar of Your Desire: Salvadori Sputters with Low Voltage Rom Com To some, love might indeed mean never having to say you’re sorry, but...

Silent Friend | Review

Allegory of the Tree: Enyedi’s Masterful Meditation on Human Progress The metaphorical subtexts germinating to fruition through Ildikó Enyedi’s Silent Friend are formidable, even as,...

Eagles of the Republic | Review

One Flew Over the Coup’s Nest: Saleh Muddles Through Propaganda Politics “Propaganda, to be effective, must be believed. To be believed, it must be credible....

The Blue Trail (O último azul) | Review

Crimes of the Future: Mascaro Envisions Trouble Ahead “Getting old ain’t no place for sissies,” a quote often attributed to Bette Davis (or similar variations...

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2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 9 – Javier Ambrossi & Javier Calvo’s ‘The Black Ball’

Virtual unknowns in non-Spanish speaking markets, Javier Ambrossi and...

2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 8 – Ira Sachs’ ‘The Man I Love’

He has been owning Sundance since he premiered 1996...

2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 8 – Emmanuel Marre’s ‘Notre Salut’

A relative newcomer to cinema with only the co-directed...

The Man I Love | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

It is Seldom That a Dream Comes True: Sachs...
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