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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Fifty Shades of Grey | Review

Ties That Bind: Taylor-Johnson’s Erotic Adaptation Forgoes a Glimpse of Eros Playful marketing provocations, heralded by the succinct tagline “Curious?” standing out beneath black and...

Kingsman: The Secret Service | Review

Eggsy’s Game: Vaughn’s Hyperviolent Reinterpretation of the Super Spy Caper While a release in February doesn’t speak highly of Twentieth Century Fox’s hopes for the...

A Place on Earth | Review

While You Were Peeping: Godet’s Elegy Brimming with Belabored Emotion With his sophomore directorial effort, Fabienne Godet’s A Place on Earth (Une place sur...

Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem | Review

Horse & Carriage: The Elkabetzs’ Kafkaesque Interpretation of So-Called Sacred Institution The third film in a trilogy examining the relationship between a husband and wife...

Amira & Sam | Review

The Misfits: Mullin’s Modest, Yet Conventionally Charming Debut Director Sean Mullin makes his directorial debut with Amira & Sam, a modest, carefully performed New York...

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Black Money for White Nights | 2026 Karlovy Vary Film Festival Review

Steal Big, Steal Little: Grozeva & Valchanov Deliver Just...

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...
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