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 Look of Love | Sundance 2013 Review

Love Hurts: Winterbottom’s Biopic a By-the-Numbers Look at London’s Infamous King of Soho Michael Winterbottom continues on with his whirlwind filmography, unleashing one of his...

Yossi | Review

Closet Space: Fox Brings a Welcome Addendum to Celebrated Film Eytan Fox’s much celebrated 2002 film, Yossi & Jaggar, concerning a passionate and secret love...

Halley | Sundance 2013 Review

Up With Dead People: Hoffman’s Debut an Arresting Development It’s easy to see why long time Carlos Reygadas producer Jaime Romandia (who has also produced...

2013 Slamdance: Between Us | Review

Bring Me the Head of Virginia Wolff: Mirvish Scores With Acidic Marital Strifer Director Dan Mirvish, co-founder of the Slamdance Film Festival (and perhaps more...

Circles | Sundance 2013 Review

Circles In the Sand: Golubovic’s Intersecting Triptych Spins Right Round “When you throw a stone in water, something happens,” mutters one of the main players...

Breaking

YES | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Break My Soul: Lapid Explores Compromised Artistry During Wartime Essentially,...

Sentimental Value | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Life as a House: Trier Turns Broken Hearts Into...

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 9 – Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value’

Everyone took notice with his 2006 debut Reprise, but...

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 9 – Oliver Hermanus’ ‘The History of Sound’

South African filmmaker Oliver Hermanus might be another newbie...
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