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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Nancy, Please | Review

Nancy Boy: Semans Debut Morbidly Entertaining She’s the one that got away, but not in the way you’d think in Andrew Seman’s debut, Nancy, Please,...

Delivery | 2013 LAFF Review

She’s Having a (Demonic) Baby: Netto’s Genre Combo Debut Unexpectedly Enjoyable “Not every child is a blessing,” warns the tagline for Brian Netto’s film debut,...

The House That Jack Built | 2013 LAFF Review

Jack Be Simple: Barrial’s New York Story Buoyed by Strong Performances For his fifth feature film, indie filmmaker Henry Barrial takes to the Bronx for...

The Giants | DVD Review

Painter/actor/director Bouli Lanners’ third feature, The Giants, which premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, finally gets an understated bow on DVD. Described as...

Criterion Collection: Marketa Lazarova | Blu-ray Review

You’ll be hard pressed to make a more exciting discovery than Criterion’s digital transfer of Frantisek Vlacil’s 1967 Czech classic, Marketa Lazarova. Voted the...

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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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