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 Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Review

Life is Like a Box of Chalk: Stiller Revamps Thurber for Hollow Melancholy With its soaring visuals and dizzying soundtrack of expertly placed tunes to...

Paradise: Hope | Review

Grand Finale: Seidl’s Final Chapter Strikes Surprisingly Tender Notes With Paradise: Hope, the crowning chapter of Austrian auteur Ulrich Seidl’s Paradise Trilogy, the provocateur surprises...

White Reindeer | Review

Black Christmas: Clark’s Nostalgia Tinged Nightmare of Christmas Tradition Even those unfamiliar with previous films directed by Zach Clark (Modern Love is Automatic; Vacation!) will...

Toad Road | DVD Review

Known for its selection of unnerving and underrated acquisitions of films that appear to exist on the unconventional fray, Artsploitation Films brings Jason Banker’s...

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Review

Smaug Hat: Jackson’s Second Entry Back on Track Beyond the glaring distraction of the 48fps digital cinematography in Peter Jackson’s first installment of his bloated...

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2026 Cannes Film Festival – Checklist of Our Reviews

IONCINEMA.com’s Chief Film Critic Nicholas Bell reviewed the entire...

2026 Cannes Film Festival Winners – Un Certain Regard [Video]

The jury of Leila Bekhti and peers Thomas Cailley,...
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