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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LUV | Review

LUV is the Drug: Candis' Debut an Ensemble to "Like" When one thinks of representations of Baltimore in cinema, it’s easy to default to John...

Under the Radar: Nicholas’ Top Five Picks for Sundance 2013

#5. Interior. Leather Bar Who: While everyone may be familiar with actor/director James Franco, they not be as aware of the filmmaker he’s paired with...

Top 200 Most Anticipated Films of 2013: Picks 200-101

Because, looking forward, 2013 promises to be such a fruitful cornucopia of cinema, we were excited to be able to easily list an additional...

Sean Durkin, Jane Campion, Rowe & Franco: Top 15 Most Anticipated Miniseries or Made for Television Films of 2013

Here at IONCINEMA.com, our interests with film extends into the world of the occasional television mini-series or made for TV project, a place were...

Goltzius and the Pelican Company | Review

Company You Keep: Greenaway’s Latest a Beguiling, Sumptuous Cinematic Film One seems to forget that Peter Greenaway has been prophesying the death of cinema (for...

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Interview: Zamo Mkhwanazi – Laundry (2025)

Rooted in an observational, character-driven approach, Zamo Mkhwanazi's work...

Interview: Kaouther Ben Hania – The Voice of Hind Rajab

When I was actively watching Kaouther Ben Hania’s devastating...

2026 Oscars: The Golden Globe Six Among the International Feature Shortlist

The Oscars have announced the shortlists in 12 categories...
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