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:

Another End | Review

The Power of Goodbye: Messina Gets Maudlin with Future Grief The devil’s unfortunately absent in the details of Another End, a conceptual science fiction melodrama...

The History of Sound | Review

One Sings, the Other Doesn’t: Hermanus Plays a Tune for the Broken Hearted “Happiness doesn’t tell stories,” is a sage observation uttered in The History...

Dreams (Sex Love) | Review

Love on the Brain: Haugerud Caps Trilogy with Teenage Wasteland With his latest film Dreams (Sex Love) (aka Drømmer), the final installment in his thematic...

Bravo Bene! | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

Investigation of a Suspicious Citizen: Maresco Salvages Cinema “I am not interested in any filmmaker. I am not even interested in my own films…” said...

The Sun Rises On Us All | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

Karma Police: Misery Loves Company in Shangjun’s Dreary Love Story If love means never having to say you’re sorry, they never experienced the magnitude of...

Breaking

2026 Sundance: Beth de Araújo’s ‘Josephine’ Doubles Down Lands Grand Jury & Audience Award Prizes

Following a thunderous world premiere, Beth de Araújo’s sophomore...

Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty! | 2026 Sundance Film Festival Review

Strictly Soft Gloom: Wladyka's Bereft Bliss Puts Spotlight on...

Birds of War | 2026 Sundance Film Festival Review

Soaringly Bittersweet: Boulos & Alkader Habak Fall in Love...

Everybody to Kenmure Street | 2026 Sundance Film Festival Review

Good Neighbours: Sierra Highlights Glasgow’s Proud Grassroots Protesting History...
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