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.

Exclusive articles:

I’m So Excited | Review

Music Make You Lose Control: Almodovar’s Return to High Camp Shenanigans Fans of Pedro Almodovar’s early works, like Dark Habits and Women on the Verge...

Museum Hours | Review

Images in Isolation: Cohen’s Meditative Hybrid Explores Time and Existence Documentary filmmaker Jem Cohen makes his first attempt at a narrative piece with Museum Hours,...

100 Bloody Acres | Review

At Any Price: Aussie Horror Comedy Predictable, Maintains Interest Content with delivering an overly familiar comedy-horror scenario even as it seems committed to bringing both...

Some Girl(s) | Review

Somebody That I Used to Know: Mayer Mutates Labute’s Misogyny Much has been already been mentioned about Some Girl(s) as a new Neil Labute film,...

Venus Vs. | 2013 LAFF Review

Men Are From Mars: DuVernay’s Fascinating Sports Doc Focuses on Elusive Williams Sister Director Ava DuVernay further displays the fascinating reaches of her talents with...

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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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