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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Des preuves d’amour (Love Letters) | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Evidence of Love: Douard’s Debut Reads Between the Lines of Maternal Affections While it plays like something of a specific time capsule, Alice Douard’s Love...

A Useful Ghost | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Ghost in the Machine: Boonbunchachoke Ain’t Afraid of No Ghost Spirits, in all their various forms, are an abiding fixture in Thai culture and folklore,...

La Danse des Renards (Wild Foxes) | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Fox on the Run: Carnoy Explores Bruised Masculinity Following the incestuous liaison of Catherine Breillat’s Last Summer (2023), Samuel Kircher (son of Irene Jacob) braces...

Eddington | Review

No Country for Smart Men: Aster Satirizes the Obvious It would seem all is actually for naught in Eddington, Ari Aster’s sprawling, meandering fourth and...

La petite dernière (The Little Sister) | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

The Lost Daughter: Herzi Passes Up Potency in Standard Adaptation “My name is Fatima,” is one of the constant refrains utilized in Fatima Daas’ celebrated...

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Interview: Sarah Friedland & Kathleen Chalfant – Familiar Touch

A work-in-progress participant at the 2023 American Film Festival...

Mister ‘October’ – Cory Michael Smith Toplines Jeremy Saulnier’s A24 Horror Thriller Project

Jeremy Saulnier's Rebel Ridge had a wonky production narrative...

IndieSponge Episode: Emmanuelle (2025) Movie Review

Before our official launch, Kevin Jagernauth and I had...
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