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:

Jersey Boys | Review

Jersey Show: Eastwood Plays It Safe with Broadway Adaptation While it earns a great deal of credibility due to the retention of several notable cast...

The Two Faces of January | Review

Winter of Our Discontent: Amini’s Problem with Narrative Pabulum Few crime writers can boast such a weighty lineage of cinematic adaptation as that of Patricia...

The Well | 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival Review

Hell’s Wells: Hammock’s Debut an Elementary Genre Piece Environmentally defined dystopias can either be beneficent, as regards a film’s budget, or an incredible boon, generally...

The Signal | Review

Scrambled Transmission: Eubank’s Sophomore Effort Relies on Visual Strengths William Eubank expands his brand of cerebral sci-fi with sophomore effort, The Signal, following up from...

Violette | 2014 Los Angeles Film Festival Review

Portrait of an Artist: Provost’s Examination a Showcase for Devos Continuing with the resuscitation of another female artist, which was the subject of his 2008...

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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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