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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Chinese Puzzle | Review

Tuft of Fluff: Klapisch Bids Adieu to Globetrotting Crew Diehard fans of Cedric Klapisch’s L’Auberge espagnole (2002) and its sequel, Russian Dolls (2005) should be...

A Night in Old Mexico | Review

Siesta Fest: Aragon’s English Language Debut Incredibly Forced The one discernible reason to watch Cuban director Emilio Aragon’s English language debut, A Night in Old...

Horses of God | Review

Paradise Then: Ayouch’s Drama Imagines the Making of a Terrorist Examining a fictional decade in the life of a group of young Moroccan men that...

Darker Than Midnight | 2014 Cannes Review

Midnight Toil: Riso’s Debut Ambient Yet Ultimately Remote Tale of Teenage Woe You might forget the ‘based on a true story’ warning during the opening...

The Man Who Lies | Blu-ray Review

Redemption Films revives several more titles in its continuing resurgence of Alain Robbe-Grillet with his 1968 film, The Man Who Lies. Starring the director’s...

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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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