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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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | Review

Fault in Our Tastes: Teenage Death Gets Warmed Over in Gomez-Rejon’s Celebrated Sophomore Film Taking home the Grand Jury and Audience prize following its warmly...

Hungry Hearts | Review

Heart of Glass: Costanzo’s Uncomfortable, Emotional Glance at Madness Must every cinematic portrait of mental illness be ‘illuminating?’ Your answer to that question may gauge...

We Are Still Here | Review

From its chilly opening sequences and impressive title unveil, Ted Geoghegan’s slim yet sturdy debut We Are Still Here belongs to a contemporary tradition...

A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence | Review

Familiar Tune: Andersson Completes Trilogy With Enjoyable, Familiar Chapter Prolific Swedish filmmaker Roy Andersson tends to work infrequently, taking years, if not decades, between film...

Uncertain Terms | Review

Rebounds and Role-play: Silver’s Latest Returns to Uncomfortable Interactions With his fourth feature film, Uncertain Terms, indie film director Nathan Silver advances the knack he...

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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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