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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Return to Ithaca | 2014 TIFF Review

Shared Tendencies: McGowan’s Debut an Understated Navigation Palme d’Or winning director Laurent Cantet continues a tour outside of France with his latest feature, the carefully...

H. | 2014 Venice Film Festival Review

What’s the Matter with Helen?: Attieh & Garcia’s Bizarre Parable Goes Over Heads Generally, one would assume that a concise understanding of something would be...

The President | 2014 Venice Film Festival Review

The Emperor’s New Clothes: Makhmalbaf’s Conspicuous Allegory Early on in Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s grimly steadfast The President, you may start by racking your brain for specific...

Cut Snake | 2014 TIFF Review

Out of the Past: Ayres’ Neo-noir is a Pulpy Brood With a little luck, Australian director Tony Ayres’ latest film, Cut Snake will evolve beyond...

Wetlands | Review

Soggy Bottoms: Wnendt’s Latest an Extravaganza of Delightful Perversity German director David Wnendt’s adaptation of Charlotte Roche’s novel, Wetlands, is a bildungsroman unlike any other;...

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Flesh and Fuel (Du Fioul dans les artères) | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

Paradise by the Dashboard Lights: Le Gall Finds Love...

Shana | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

Happy-Go-Mucky: Pinell Finds Purpose with a Woman in Transition “No...

2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 3 – Marie Kreutzer’s ‘Gentle Monster’

From Austria, Marie Kreutzer breaks into the Palme d'Or...

Gentle Monster | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

The Children’s Hour: Kreutzer Poses Provocative Dilemmas The complex trappings...
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