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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Lily | Tribeca Review

Lily From 5 to 7: Creed’s Debut a Quietly Observed Character Study It’s spare design and robust female lead character already has Matt Creed’s directorial...

The English Teacher | Review

Notes on the Banal: Zisk’s Debut a Toothless Version of Familiar Material After working exclusively in the realm of television since the 1990s, director Craig...

And Now a Word from Our Sponsor | Review

Commercial Failure: Bernbaum’s Debut DOA What sounds good on paper doesn’t always translate well on screen, and Zack Bernbaum’s directorial debut, And Now a Word...

No One Lives | Review

They Died of Boredom: Kitamura’s Second Graceless English Language Film Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura, of Versus (2000) fame, follows up his perplexing guilty pleasure English...

The Kings of Summer | Review

Stand By Me: Vogt-Roberts Recalls the Boys of Summer with Enjoyable Debut Creator and director of the Comedy Central series Mash-Up, Jordan Vogt-Roberts manages to...

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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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