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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In the Family | Blu-ray Review

Not long after an initially unheralded premiere in 2011, the Independent Spirit Award nominated debut from Patrick Wang, In the Family, suddenly started getting...

Unfinished Song | Review

Undercooked Film: William’s Change of Pace Rings False How could one not be curious to see Paul Andrew Williams’ (the UK director responsible for strange...

Nancy, Please | Review

Nancy Boy: Semans Debut Morbidly Entertaining She’s the one that got away, but not in the way you’d think in Andrew Seman’s debut, Nancy, Please,...

Delivery | 2013 LAFF Review

She’s Having a (Demonic) Baby: Netto’s Genre Combo Debut Unexpectedly Enjoyable “Not every child is a blessing,” warns the tagline for Brian Netto’s film debut,...

The House That Jack Built | 2013 LAFF Review

Jack Be Simple: Barrial’s New York Story Buoyed by Strong Performances For his fifth feature film, indie filmmaker Henry Barrial takes to the Bronx for...

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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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