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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Blood Punch | Review

Blood of Your Blood: Paxson’s Comedy Horror Debut Lacks Bite Unspooling with all the finesse of a drunken yet trenchant teenager’s expletive laden ranting at...

Dirty Weekend | Review

Afternoon Delight: Enjoyable, Downplayed Provocation from Labute Walking into a film called Dirty Weekend knowing it’s directed by Neil Labute, an author known for his...

Coming Home | Review

Things Not Forgotten: Zhimou Returns to Period Tragedy with Middling Results Chinese auteur Zhang Yimou, known recently for elaborate adventure films like House of Flying Daggers...

Before We Go | Review

Here We Go Again: Evans’ Nondescript Venture a Familiar Recipe of Whirlwind Romance Love is not a many splendored thing in actor Chris Evans’ directorial...

House of Bamboo | Blu-ray Review

Twilight Time brings Sam Fuller’s exotic 1955 color noir House of Bamboo to Blu-ray, a resplendently colorful film and the first major US production...

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Closure | Review

Prince | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

All Bark No Bite: Borgia’s Doggy Domestic Never Gets...

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...
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