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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Eden | Review

Garden Snakes: Griffiths’ Latest a Harrowing Tale with Compelling Lead Director Megan Griffith’s follows up her well acted yet downtroddingly paced sophomore effort The Off...

K-11 | Review

Hamshank Redemption: Stewart’s Debut a Trashy, Lurid Queersploitation Effort Jules Stewart, mother of that actress Kristen Stewart, makes a curious and fascinatingly trashy exploitation grindhouse...

If I Were You | Review

Rough Draft: Carr-Wiggin’s Latest Buoyed Exclusively on the Charms of Lead Actress If one were to look for fresh evidence of the perennial talents of...

My Amityville Horror | Review

Dysfunction Junction: Walter Revisits Source of Classic Horror Film with Mixed Results Thanks to Stuart Rosenberg’s 1979 film adaptation of Jay Anson’s infamous novel, "The...

Better Mus’ Come | Review

From the Wicked, Carry Us Away: Saulter’s Debut an Energetic Cold War Period Piece Jamaican writer/director Storm Saulter makes an impressive debut with period piece...

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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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