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.

Exclusive articles:

Yossi | Review

Closet Space: Fox Brings a Welcome Addendum to Celebrated Film Eytan Fox’s much celebrated 2002 film, Yossi & Jaggar, concerning a passionate and secret love...

Halley | Sundance 2013 Review

Up With Dead People: Hoffman’s Debut an Arresting Development It’s easy to see why long time Carlos Reygadas producer Jaime Romandia (who has also produced...

2013 Slamdance: Between Us | Review

Bring Me the Head of Virginia Wolff: Mirvish Scores With Acidic Marital Strifer Director Dan Mirvish, co-founder of the Slamdance Film Festival (and perhaps more...

Circles | Sundance 2013 Review

Circles In the Sand: Golubovic’s Intersecting Triptych Spins Right Round “When you throw a stone in water, something happens,” mutters one of the main players...

No | Review

Just Say It: Larrain’s Final Entry In Pinochet Trilogy a Knockout Heralded as the last and also lightest film in Chilean auteur Pablo Larrain’s Pinochet...

Breaking

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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