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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Passion | Review

Passion Fruit: De Palma’s Return to Genre a Flimsy Revamp Arguably one of the greatest American directors from the mid 70s to late 80s, Brian...

Afternoon Delight | Review

Slight Delight: Soloway’s Debut an Overly Familiar Dessert Television writer/producer Jill Soloway makes her directorial debut with Afternoon Delight, a sometimes successfully coordinated comedic vehicle...

You’re Next | Review

Counting Sheep: Wingard Offers a Fun if Altogether Trivial Entry in Home Invasion Horror Up and coming horror filmmaker Adam Wingard’s latest, You’re Next, is...

Una Noche | Review

And the Deep Blue Sea: Mulloy’s Compelling Portrait of Desperation Granted unprecedented access to film in Havana, Cuba, first time director/screenwriter Lucy Mulloy crafts a...

Paradise: Faith | Review

Between Love and Hope: Seidl’s Second Film of Paradise Trilogy a Harrowing Hilarity In what has to be the most significant auteur helmed cinematic motif...

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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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