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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The Sweeney | Review

You’re Nicked: Love’s Latest a Resurrection of Classic Franchise After a successful classic UK series and two appreciated film versions from the late 70s, director...

Phantom | Review

Campfire Tales: Robinson’s Cold War Conjecture Leadenly Onerous For his first directorial feature since 2006’s true story tinged Lonely Hearts, Todd Robinson is back with...

The Condemned | Review

Sins of the Past: Buso-Garcia’s Sophomore Feature a Familiar Exercise Returning with his first feature since his 1999 debut Paging Emma, Puerto Rican writer-director Roberto...

Stoker | Review

India Song: Park-wook’s English Language is Stylized Creepy and Kooky South Korean master Park Chan-wook returns with his English language debut, Stoker, a heavily stylized...

Future Weather | Review

Climate Control: Deller’s Debut Features Compelling Lead Performance For her feature film debut, writer/director Jenny Deller has made a solidly crafted film, Future Weather, which...

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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...

Alpha | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Turn to Stone: Ducournau Hits a Wall with Disease...

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 7 – Tarik Saleh’s ‘Eagles of the Republic’

Swedish filmmaker Tarik Saleh has been moving up from...
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