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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Criterion Collection: 3 Films By Roberto Rossellini Starring Ingrid Bergman | Blu-ray Review

While their scandalous love affair and subsequent marriage eclipsed the five collaborative films they made together, this month Criterion brings Roberto Rossellini’s Ingrid Bergman...

Thanks for Sharing | Review

Shame Game: Blumberg’s Debut Valiantly Wades Through Sex Stigma A cross section of multiple story lines concerning three recovering sex addicts creates a seriously effective...

Zaytoun | Review

Pitted Olive: Riklis’ Period Piece Adventure a Sappy Fantasy Israeli director Eran Riklis returns to familiar territory with Zaytoun, using another unlikely friendship scenario between...

The Colony | Review

They Are What They Are: Renfroe’s Derivative Ice Age Indie filmmaker Jeff Renfroe returns to Canada for his latest effort, a sci-fi actioneer, The Colony,...

Four | Review

Looking for a Love That’s Never Enough: Joshua Sanchez Directs a Broody Debut Director Joshua Sanchez has chosen excellent material to adapt for his film...

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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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