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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Les Enfants des Autres (Other People’s Children) | Review

Sex and Longing: Efira Shines in Zlotowski’s Portrait of Missed Opportunities In a celebrated tradition of quietly personal characterizations French cinema is known for, Rebecca...

Air | Review

Sole Surfer: Affleck Revisits Impetus of Landmark Shoe Line It’s difficult to ascertain where Ben Affleck’s storytelling interests lie even as he’s slowly but surely...

Showing Up | Review

Bird is the Word: Reichardt Returns with Warm Portrait of Art and Ennui To some it may seem too slight and to others just right,...

Smoking Causes Coughing | Review

Vigilante Shanty: Kooky Becomes Dupieux in Latest Whimsy Quentin Dupieux’s penchant for absurdity shows no signs of abating, with Smoking Causes Coughing, the latest offering...

Tori et Lokita | Review

Suffer the Children: The Dardenne Bros. Trend of Neorealism Continues in Dismal Portrait of Migrant Children The Dardenne Bros. have built a significant filmography showcasing...

Breaking

La bola negra | Review

The Play’s the Thing: Ambrossi & Calvo Connect the...

A Long Winter | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

A Gentle Thaw: Haigh’s Measured Drama is Glacial but...

Animol | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

Mismanaged Masculinity: Walters’ Gritty Debut Lacks Impactful Style Over...

Artificial | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

The End of The World as we Know it:...
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