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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Two Men in Town | Review

The Town That Dreaded Showdown: Bouchareb Returns to New Mexican Landscape with Mixed Results French director Rachid Bouchareb’s long celebrated filmography has garnered two of...

October Gale | Review

Perfect Storm: Mystery Tinged Romance from Nadda Gets Blown Away in Gusts There’s much to admire in Montreal-born director Ruba Nadda’s latest film, October Gale,...

Criterion Collection: The Soft Skin | Blu-ray Review

This month, Criterion marches out a little know title from Francois Truffaut, 1964’s The Soft Skin. Technically his fifth feature, and following behind the...

Wild Orchid | Blu-ray Review

Well before the mainstream fascination with the soft-core sexual sensibilities of Fifty Shades of Grey, one of the more notable alums of such boundary...

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | Review

The First Best Loser: Madden’s Wholly Unnecessary Sequel an Exercise in Nothingness Pandering is the word that best describes the tone of The Second Best...

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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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