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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Minions | Review

Villain’s Vassals: Coffin & Balda’s Slavish Prequel Void of Thought Co-directors Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda team up for Minions, a tangential prequel to the...

Strangerland | Review

Cry in the Dark: Farrant’s Debut an Unnerving Exploration of Carnal Knowledge Recent critically acclaimed imports from Australia tend to glorify more aggressive genre trends,...

Self/less | Review

The Change-Up: Singh Sleepwalks Through Sci-Fi Stock Time is not on anyone’s side in director Tarsem Singh’s latest blunder through familiar material, Self/less, a mash-up...

Stations of the Cross | Review

The Road to Hell: Brueggemann’s Apprehensive Examination of Blind Faith Premiering at the 2014 Berlin Film Festival, where it snagged the Ecumenical Jury Prize as...

Tangerine | Review

Boulevard Ballads: Baker’s Enigmatic Journey into Hollywood’s Facade For those familiar with the cinematic offerings of Sean Baker, it will come as no surprise that...

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Interview: Lila Avilés – Cábula | 2026 Venice Gap-Financing Market

As part of our coverage at the recent Venice...

I Plant My Hand in the Garden | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

Root Work: Taheri and Hadzija Disrupt the Symmetry There’s an...

Closure | Review

Seriousness Sensationalized: Marczak Uses a Father in Turmoil to...

Prince | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

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