Nicholas Bell

4646 POSTS
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:

Addicted to Fresno | Review

But I’m a Sex Addict: Babbitt Returns to Dark Comedy with Mixed Results Though the film rests rather comfortably on the shoulders of its talented...

In the Room | 2015 TIFF Review

If These Walls Could Catcall: Khoo’s Sex Omnibus Fails to Tantalize Singaporean auteur Eric Khoo returns with his latest feature, In the Room, a decades...

Partisan | Review

Pledge Allegiance: Kleiman’s Intriguing Debut a Fascist Allegory Sure to draw superficial comparisons to other famed pre-teen assassin films like The Professional (1994) or Hanna...

The Martian| Review

Stranger in a Bland Land: Scott’s Toilsome Return to Space Ridley Scott, who is on the same annual cinematic trajectory as Woody Allen when it...

Freeheld | Review

The Equality in Dying: Sollett’s Topical Gay Rights Issue Explores Yesterday’s Nightmares Had a film like Freeheld been released in the late 2000s, shortly after...

Breaking

Interview: Hédi Zardi Atlas Workshop – 2026 Marrakech Film Festival

The Atlas Workshops provide artistic and professional support to...

Possible Love | Review

Blue is the Warmest Collar: Chang-dong Prepares a Touch...

Lee Chang-dong – Possible Love

For his seventh feature film, Korean master filmmaker Lee...
spot_imgspot_img