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.

Exclusive articles:

Before I Go to Sleep | Blu-Ray Review

After flopping at the box office and landing an unnecessary entry on the shortlist for 2014’s Best Actress Razzies for Nicole Kidman, Before I...

La Belle Captive | Blu-Ray review

While 2014 saw the passing of (reluctant) New Wave icon Alain Resnais, there was an intense resurgence of interest in the directorial efforts of...

Les Gazelles | 2015 My French Film Festival Review

Girls Just Wanna Have: Achache’s Breezy Sophomore Feature After adapting Muriel Barbery’s celebrated novel The Hedgehog for her 2009 debut, director Mona Achache returns with...

Killers | Review

The Killers Inside Me: The Mo Bros’ International Serial Spree Directing duo Kimo Stamboel and Timo Tjahjanto, better known as the Mo Brothers, team for the slice...

Song One | Review

Title Track: Barker-Froyland’s Cloying Debut Plays Familiar Tune “Sad song at night, hipster’s delight” should be the opening line in Kate Barker-Froyland’s mournful, musically inclined...

Breaking

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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