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:

The New Girlfriend | Review

The Skin I Live In: Ozon’s Exquisite New Exploration of Gender Subversion For his most playful and delightfully creepy film in years, Francois Ozon adapts...

Sicario | Review

The Company of Wolves: Villeneuve’s Superb Packaging Enhances Customary Cartel Themes There’s much to be excited about with Sicario, the latest film from Quebecois director...

Der Nachtmahr | 2015 TIFF Review

Angst von der Angst: Concept Overrides Construction in Weak Psychological Metaphor It’s evident a majority of the artistry that went into the conceptualization of Der Nachtmahr...

Hellions | 2015 TIFF Review

Invasion of the Baby Snatchers: McDonald’s Stillborn Halloween Horror Starting off with a customary flourish of genre staples to set the mood, we gloss over...

Magallanes | 2015 TIFF Review

On the Horizon of Redemption: Del Solar’s Impressive Debut a Historically Relevant Neo-Noir The sins of the recent past infect Peruvian actor Salvador del Solar’s...

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Central Park Deprive: Janicza Bravo to Direct True Crime Media Frenzied ‘Preppy’

Known for her discomfort and absurdity brand of comedy,...

Jouhatsu Junction: Humanist Vampire… Helmer Ariane Louis-Seize Picking ‘Cherry Blossoms’

Telefilm Canada have put some sizeable coin towards a...

2027 Oscars: Japan (not France) Submits Hamaguchi’s ‘All of a Sudden’ in International Feature Race

Canada submits Berlinale winner Nina Roza by Geneviève Dulude-de...
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