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 Conjuring | Review

Demon in my View: Wan’s Latest a Delightfully Spooky Throwback James Wan, notorious nearly a decade ago for helming the first Saw film, has clearly...

Grabbers | Review

Don’t Snatch This Mixed Bag Irish director Jon Wright seems content spoon feeding audiences with derivative genre efforts, or at least one could surmise after...

Killing Season | Review

Karma Con: Johnston’s Latest a Scene Chew to Remember Originally intended as a vehicle to reunite those crass offenders of subtlety, Nicolas Cage and John...

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...

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Ray Gunn | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

An Open and Shut Case: Bird’s Passion Project Feels...

Sumo: Spirit Weighs Nothing | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

A Heavy Toll: Shirai’s Artful Take on the Body...

Interview: Virginie Efira – All of a Sudden

In All of a Sudden (read review), Virginie Efira delivers...

Interview: Nathalia Acevedo – Salón de belleza

Actress-turned-filmmaker Nathalia Acevedo made her feature directorial debut with...
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