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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Feed Me With Your Words | Review

Holy Strokes!: Turk’s Debut Loses Its Appetite Born out of a collaboration with the Torino Film Lab comes Martin Turk’s feature directorial debut, Feed Me...

Mushrooming | Review

Scandal Sheet: An Odd, Disjointed Look at Estonia’s Political Climate Estonian director Toomas Hussar makes his screen debut with Mushrooming, a sort of political satire,...

Folman’s The Congress Opens Directors’ Fortnight

Yesterday's glaring omission from the Cannes lineup will be the opening film for the Directors’ Fortnight. Edouard Waintrop has nabbed Ari Folman’s The Congress,...

The Lords of Salem | Review

Burn, Witch, Burn: Zombie Conquers His Cross to Bear Don’t be so sure of what to expect when walking into Rob Zombie’s latest feature, The...

It Happened in Saint Tropez | COLCOA Review

Those Who Love Me Can Catch the Train Wreck: Thompson’s Latest Flat, Overstuffed Familial relationships and transportation, two favorite themes of writer/director Daniele Thompson, figure...

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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...

Fjord | Review

Uncanny Valley: Mungiu Explores Liberated Prisons Totalitarian mentality is driven...
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