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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Test | Review

Some Gentle People There: Johnson’s Sophomore Effort Recalls Place of Fear Here’s an arresting point of intrigue into the miasma of historical reexaminations of the...

The Love Punch | Review

Love Paunch: Hopkins’ Latest a Predictable Bore Though its cast members seem to game for a good, silly romp, Joel Hopkins’ latest film, The Love...

Words and Pictures | Review

Word Play: Schepisi’s Formulaic Romance Elevated by Lead Performances Australian director Fred Schepisi gets a lot of mileage out of his headlining duo at the...

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn | Review

Prognosis Negative: Robinson’s Return a Detached, Tepid Exercise His first outing since the ill-fated 2002 film The Sum of All Fears, director Phil Alden Robinson’s...

Wolf Creek 2 | Review

Huffin & Puffin: McLean Continues Flaccid Exploration of the Menacing Aussie Outback Tourists are again reminded that the Australian Outback is a statistically menacing place...

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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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