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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Begin Again | review

How To Save a Life: Carney’s Anticipated American Film a Pleasantly Loveable Though trudging through a somewhat ungainly and slightly anachronistic set-up, John Carney’s latest,...

Siddharth | Review

In a Child’s Name: Mehta’s Sophomore Film a Gripping Ordeal Following up on his 2007 debut, Amal, Toronto based filmmaker Richie Mehta returns to Delhi...

The Last Sentence | Review

Scenes From a Marriage: Troell’s Latest an Engrossing Character Study Swedish auteur Jan Troell, at 81, is thankfully still making films, and his latest, The...

Venus in Fur | Review

Mighty Aphrodite: Polanski Returns With Spirited Adaptation The once quite reticent Roman Polanski quickly returns with yet another adaptation of a popular Broadway play, Venus...

A Summer’s Tale (1996) | Review

Summer Shanty: Rohmer’s Breezy Contemplation a Welcome Resurrection Never before released in the US, Eric Rohmer’s 1996 title, A Summer’s Tale, which is part of...

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Forever Your Maternal Animal | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

Only Mothers Left Alive: Maurel Funnels Dysfunctional Family Matters You...

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...
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