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:

The Rambler | Review

Aimlessly Devoted To You: Reeder Culls More Stars and Less Sense for Sophomore Film More proof that horror as a genre has been hedged out...

Hello Herman | Review

Missed Targets: Danner’s Film After-school Special Fodder Reveling in the fact that it was made before the latest rash of mass shootings, including 2012’s Aurora,...

The Prey | Review

The Chase Begins: Valette’s Latest Shows Promise, Falls Short French director Eric Valette, whose 2002 debut Malefique was an overbaked grindhouse misfire (even though it...

Grand Central | Cannes Review

Soon You Will Know: Zlotowski’s Sophomore Effort a Bleak and Appealing Entanglement Reuniting with Lea Seydoux, the star of her 2010 film, Belle Epine, filmmaker...

Wish You Were Here | Review

Do You Think You Can Tell?: Darcy-Smith’s Debut Promising, if Ultimately Contrived Establishing an effective and potentially chilling set-up during its first few frames, Kieran...

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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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