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.

Exclusive articles:

Neon Bull | Review

The Tail End: Mascaro’s Sophomore Feature a Strikingly Sensual Exhibition For his sophomore directorial effort, Brazilian filmmaker Gabriel Mascaro examines a strange universe through his...

The Invitation | Review

Your Friends & Neighbors: Kusama’s Enjoyably Tense Cult Thriller Since premiering her phenomenal, Michelle Rodriguez starring indie debut Girlfight in 2000, Karyn Kusama hasn’t lived up...

Louder Than Bombs | Review

Another Time, Another Place: Trier’s Graceful, Quiet English Language Debut Norwegian director Joachim Trier reteams with his regular scribe Eskil Vogt for Louder Than Bombs,...

Kill Your Friends | Review

How to Get Ahead in Miming: Harris’ Recycles the Sociopathic Entrepreneur Owen Harris dips out of television for feature debut Kill Your Friends, an adaptation...

Everybody Wants Some!! | Review

Second Helpings: Linklater Hits the Joie de Vivre Sweet Spot Director Richard Linklater joyously returns to the nostalgia tipped obliviousness of youth with period piece...

Breaking

Total Eclipse of the Art: Markus Schleinzer Sets Christian Friedel as ‘Klaus’ Nomi

Fresh off the acclaimed Berlinale premiere of his third...

No Disappearing Act Here: Kino Lorber Locates Manuela Martelli’s ‘The Meltdown’

Following its Un Certain Regard premiere at Cannes, Manuela...

Two Prosecutors | Review

Ordeal by Innocence: Loznitsa Mines the Terrors of Naïveté A...

2026 Eurimages: Kira Kovalenko, Monia Chokri & Camille Vidal-Naquet Land Coin

Some Cannes Film Festival alumni in Kira Kovalenko, Monia...
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