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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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...

La Chimera | Review

The Passionate Thief: Rohrwacher Finds Treasures Under the Tuscan Sun “The sun is following us,” whispers a willowy blonde in the enigmatic opening moments...

DogMan | Review

All Dogs Go to Heaven: Besson Gets Bombastic with Retro Pulp The suspension of disbelief required to enjoyably settle into Luc Besson’s latest film, DogMan,...

Asphalt City | Review

Angel Heart: Sauvaire Serves Savior Complex in EMS Thriller “It’s easier with wings than without,” was the tagline for Wim Wenders’ 1987 film Wings of...

Limbo | Review

Desert Fury: Sen Gets Bleak in the Heat of a Cold Case Mystery Despite it being the title of innumerable films from around the world,...

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A Long Winter | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

A Gentle Thaw: Haigh’s Measured Drama is Glacial but...

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...
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