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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Young Bodies Heal Quickly | Review

Youth in Revolt: Betzer’s Inexplicable Road Movie an Assortment of Prominent Instances Director Andrew T. Betzer manages to concoct an impressively pronounced feature debut with...

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley’s The Island of Dr. Moreau | Review

To Go On Two Legs: Gregory’s Fascinating Recapitulation of a Cinematic Train Wreck Documentarian David Gregory graduates from an extensive history of shorts with his...

The Lazarus Effect | Review

Death Becomes Her: Gelb’s B-Grade Horror Haunted By Its Own Ideas With its absurd title, which recalls an era of enjoyable B-grade Sci-Fi/horror films from...

Wild Canaries | Review

Good Neighbors: Levine’s Indie Murder Mystery a Passing Homage to Classic Comedy Actor/writer/director Lawrence Michael Levine reunites with director/actress wife Sophia Takal for his third...

Focus | Review

The Grift of Love: Ficarra & Requa’s Perfunctory Take on the Art of the Con Those hoping for a scintillating update on the con-artist sub-genre...

Breaking

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...
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