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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The Moment | Review

War Story: Weinstock’s Sophomore Feature Rides on Leigh’s Laurels Unveiling her first film since her 2003 debut, Easy, director Jane Weinstock’s latest, The Moment, is an intriguing...

Third Person | Review

World Crash: Haggis Overextends His Usual Formula Two’s company, three’s a crowd. Or so the saying goes. Further beating the interrelated/intersecting characters and multiple storyline...

Hellion | Review

Boys of Summer: Candler’s Latest Effort a Meandering Glance at Troubled Youth If there’s anything as frequently explored as the ‘coming of age’ archetype in...

Coherence | Review

Time Crimes: Byrkit’s Exercise Somewhat Overbaked by Inchoate Ideas Fans of Shane Carruth’s blend of intelligent and hyper complicated low-fi sci-fi should certainly be interested...

Willow Creek | Review

The Fault in Their Yeti: Goldthwait’s Found Footage Cheapie a Generic Endeavor Following his bitterly angry vituperation of American culture in 2013’s God Bless America,...

Breaking

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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