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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Crystal Fairy | Review

Wild In Part: Silva’s Zany Mescaline Film a Pleasurable Trip Chilean director Sebastian Silva debuts two new films this year, both starring Michael Cera, the...

V/H/S/2 | Review

Improved Frequencies: Sequel to Found Footage Anthology Film an Improved Bag of Goodies While last year’s horror anthology, VHS, was an entertaining enough horror film...

Criterion Collection: The Life of Oharu | Blu-ray Review

After remastering Mizoguchi’s Sansho the Bailiff earlier this year for Blu-ray, Criterion unleashes another of the auteur’s trio of early 50’s Venice prize winners...

Who’s Afraid of Vagina Wolf? | 2013 Outfest Review

What a Dump! – Albelo’s Feature Witty Debut Anything But a Flop Already amassing an impressive reputation with her short films and a pair of...

Hot Guys With Guns | 2013 Outfest Review

Life of the Sex Party: Spearman’s Debut Features Intriguing but Diluted Premise The multifaceted Doug Spearman, who many are familiar with as a main player...

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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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