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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The Zone of Interest | Review

Verboten Zone: Glazer Returns with Historical Horror It’s impossible to contemplate Jonathan Glazer’s fourth feature, The Zone of Interest, without referencing Hannah Arendt’s publication on...

La syndicaliste | Review

Comedy of Power: Huppert Shines in Whistleblower Expose from Salomé Making a rare appearance in a ‘based on a true story’ film, Isabelle Huppert elevates...

Monster | Review

The Children’s Hour: Kore-eda Crafts a Melodramatic Puzzle Returning to his native Japan after venturing out to France and South Korea with his last two...

Maestro | Review

The Music Man: Coopers Conducts Intimate Portrait of Leonard Bernstein For his sophomore directorial effort, Bradley Cooper maneuvers once again with music in Maestro, an...

Interview: João Canijo – Bad Living (Mal Viver)

Taking home the Jury Prize at the 2023 Berlinale, Portuguese auteur João Canijo's latest Bad Living (Mal Viver) is the director's masterpiece, examining the...

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Interview: Marine Atlan – La Gravida | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

This year, the Critics' Week gifted us a feature...

Interview: Abinash Bikram Shah – Elephants in the Fog | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Making his second splash in Cannes after seeing his...

Interview: Rakan Mayasi – Yesterday the Eye Didn’t Sleep | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Set within a tightly knit Bedouin community in Lebanon,...
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