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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Petite Solange | Review

Bonjour Tristesse: Ropert Explores Rude Awakenings in Tender Coming-of-Age Portrait “What am I doing in this world?” wrote Paul Verlaine in his classic poem “The...

Les Cinq diables (The Five Devils) | Review

Devil May Care: Mysius Delivers Intriguing but Disappointing Romantic Genre Mishmash For her sophomore feature debut, director/screenwriter Léa Mysius aims high and falls hard with...

Rimini | Review

Bravo New World: Seidl Returns with Desolate Portrait of Fallen Hustler There’s always a healthy thread of humor lurking under the despair of Ulrich Seidl’s...

Boston Strangler | Review

Thank You for Choking: Ruskin Explores the Sordid Politics Behind Infamous Serial Killing Case The tribulations of femininity in the fourth estate anchors Boston Strangler,...

Are You Lonesome Tonight? | Review

Unhappy Together: Shipei Concocts Romantic Neo-noir Director Wen Shipei strikes an oddly satisfying balance between broody Neo-noir and simmering romance with his debut Are You...

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2026 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Directors’ Fortnight

It’s nearly impossible to predict what the programming crew...

2026 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Critics’ Week

The parallel selection dedicated to debut and sophomore features...
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