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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Jeanne du Barry | Review

Vanity Affair: Maïwenn Tarries with Madame du Barry For her sixth feature film, Maïwenn tackles her first period piece with Jeanne du Barry, resurrecting a...

Evil Does Not Exist | Review

The Killing of a Sacred Dear: Hamaguchi Explores Ills of Urbanization Ryūsuke Hamaguchi explores the doctrine about the absence of evil in his latest drama...

La Bête (The Beast) | Review

In the Mood for Love & Death: Bonello Explores the Final Frontier of Emotional Intelligence Throughout the dizzying centuries-spanning odyssey of an unrequited love in...

The Old Oak | Review

A Tree Grows in England: Loach Loses Steam in Klutzy Refugee Drama There’s no doubt Ken Loach is one of the most prominent social-realist directors...

Coup de chance | Review

Bad Luck Banging: Luck is a Fickle Mistress in Allen’s Amusing Gallic Debut For his fiftieth (and rumored to be last) film, Woody Allen’s French...

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Animol | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

Mismanaged Masculinity: Walters’ Gritty Debut Lacks Impactful Style Over...

Artificial | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

The End of The World as we Know it:...

Ray Gunn | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

An Open and Shut Case: Bird’s Passion Project Feels...

Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

A Heavy Toll: Shirai’s Artful Take on the Body...
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