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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Upside Down | Review

Down and Out: Solanas’ Latest Lost in its Own Concept For his latest film Upside Down, a French Canadian production from director Juan Diego Solanas,...

Oz the Great and Powerful | Review

Dour and Sorrowful: Raimi’s Revamp a Hollow Echo of Magical Source Material Serving as only yet another testament to the flaccid capabilities of blatant dependence...

Dead Man Down | Review

Down With Love: Oplev’s American Debut Silly and Enjoyable Reuniting with Noomi Rapace, star of his insanely successful 2009 adaptation of The Girl with the...

Emperor | Review

Classroom Exercise: Webber’s Latest Historical Drama Dry and Sleepy Arriving with all the subdued excitement of a vaguely written history textbook comes Peter Webber’s latest...

The Silence | Review

History of Violence: Odar’s Debut a Sweaty, Slow Burn Swiss director Baran Bo Odar adapts Jan Costin Wagner’s novel The Silence for his film debut,...

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2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 8 – Mario Martone’s Fuori

In an even split, and in two different waves,...

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 8 – Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’

Jafar Panahi might be more synonymous with Berlin say...

Aisha Can’t Fly Away | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Buliana Simon Shines In Gritty Immigrant Story That Struggles...

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 7 – Julia Ducournau’s ‘Alpha’

Body horror, psychological issues, and social commentary best describe...
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