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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Bones and All | Review

All the Fine Young Cannibals: Guadagnino Crafts Grisly, Devouring Love Story “It’s amazing what you can do with a cheap piece of meat if you...

Interview: Erik Matti – On the Job: The Missing 8

In anticipation for the upcoming 95th Academy Awards, I chatted with Erik Matti, whose film On the Job: This Missing 8 is the Philippines’...

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed | Review

The Nan Movie: Poitras Presents Ravages of the Opioid Crisis Through Portrait of an Artist Academy Award winning documentarian Laura Poitras’ latest documentary All the...

The Fabelmans | Review

All the Camera Allows: Spielberg Revisits Childhood in Semi-Autobiographical Portrait Evident in many of the titles from his iconic filmography, whether science fiction, adventure or...

200 Meters | Review

Faraway, So Close: Nayfeh Showcases Absurdity’s Segue to Tragedy in Meaningful Debut The ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine is one of several contemporary global...

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2026 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Critics’ Week

The parallel selection dedicated to debut and sophomore features...
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