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 Mafia Only Kills in Summer | Review

Il Sciocco: Pif’s Mafia Tinged Broad Comedy Revels in Pedestrian Frivolity Apparently partially based on a true story, for whatever that statement is worth, The...

These Final Hours | Review

The Final Countdown: Hilditch Fails to Impress with Aussie Apocalypse Australian director Zak Hilditch tackles the swiftly encroaching apocalypse in his latest effort, These Final...

Chappie | Review

iRobot: Blomkamp’s Latest Sentimentally Inclined Sci-Fi is Pleasantly Familiar Sentient technological constructs and expanding the definition of what constitutes the essence of consciousness as it...

Faults | Review

Split Image: Stearns’ Debut a Dark Hearted Cult Comedy The insidious recruitment techniques of religious cults used to be a veritable genre staple, beginning, perhaps,...

X/Y | Review

Axes of Fulfillment: Williams Explores the Lives of Malcontented Young Adults There’s a certain way to make multiple, intersecting storylines breathe life into a narrative...

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The Guest | 2026 Karlovy Vary Film Festival Review

You’ll (Dis)Like My Mother: Mengel Mars a Celebration With his...

A Happy Family | 2026 Karlovy Vary Film Festival Review

She’s Come Undone: Mack Concocts an Empathetic Chaos It’s clear...

Chica Checa | 2026 Karlovy Vary Film Festival Review

The Next Best Thing: Holy Hits the Sweet Spot...
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