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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Blood of My Blood | AFI Fest 2012 Review

Bloodletting: Canijo’s Latest a Masterwork of Familial Upheaval Portuguese director Joao Canijo returns with his eighth feature, Blood of My Blood, (his first fictional outing...

Ape | AFI Fest 2012 Review

Natural Selection: Potrykus’ Debuts a Worthwhile yet Ragged Effort Aligned with similarly titled works that capture mankind’s possibility to regress to a more primitive, mammalian...

The International Sign For Choking | AFI Fest 2012 Review

Heimlech Gesture: Weintraub’s Noxious Nostalgia an Exercise in Distraction Angst and privilege intersect in The International Sign For Choking, a tale of aimless abandon directed...

Clip | AFI Fest 2012 Review

She Shame: Milos’ Debut a Frank Dichotomy of Sexual Exploration/Degradation Another notable entry in a quickly growing slew of controversial titles coming out of Serbia...

Electrick Children | AFI Fest 2012 Review

Turn Me On With Your Electric Feel: Thomas’ Debut Not So Immaculate For her film debut, Rebecca Thomas exploits the mostly socially sanctioned and acceptable...

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Jeunes mères (Young Mothers) | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Bonjour Tristesse: The Dardenne Bros. Explore Teenage Pregnancy In their...

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 11 – Kelly Reichardt’s ‘The Mastermind’

While she has dropped world premieres at Sundance and...
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