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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Criterion Collection: A Master Builder | Blu-ray Review

The third experimental cinematic endeavor from the writing/acting duo of Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn, A Master Builder, at last reaches a notable platform...

Spider Baby | Blu-ray Review

Arrow Video resurrects Jack Hill’s first solo directorial effort, Spider Baby (1967) for lovers of cult oddities. Prior to becoming a lynchpin in the...

The Midnight Swim | Review

Out in the Moonlight, Just Like We Used to Do: Smith’s Throbbing, Eerie Debut The unnerving quality of Sarah Adina Smith’s directorial debut, The Midnight...

Burying the Ex | Review

Ex to Grind: Dante’s ZomCom Never Finds Its Pulse Zombies are difficult subject matters for the screen. A staple of a popular subgenre, original...

Infinitely Polar Bear | Review

One Flew Over the Housing Project: Forbes Relates Childhood Memories in Debut Screenwriter Maya Forbes makes her directorial debut with Infinitely Polar Bear, an exploration...

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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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