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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Pusher | Review

Push It Real Good: Prieto’s Glossy Facelift of Refn’s Cult Classic an Empty-headed Bauble Spanish filmmaker Luis Prieto makes his English language debut with a...

Cloud Atlas | Review

Atlas Sneezed: Epic Sci-Fi Flick Spans Eons of Space and Time with Overbearing Message In what has to be one of the most anticipated directorial...

The Other Son | Review

Changelings: Israel Vs. Palestine Gets Nature Vs. Nurture Fable in Levy’s Latest The age old Israeli-Palestinian conflict gets a dramatic facelift in French writer/director Lorraine...

Citadel | Review

Urban Fortress: Foy’s Debut Aggravated Mix of Thrills and Awkward Social Commentary Creepy kids are in again, it seems, a motif making the rounds in...

The First Time | Review

Feels Like Rehearsed Time: Kasdan Explores First Love For Second Film Jonathan Kasdan, also a director like brother Jake and father Lawrence, attempts to give...

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Interview: Marine Atlan – La Gravida | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

This year, the Critics' Week gifted us a feature...

Interview: Abinash Bikram Shah – Elephants in the Fog | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Making his second splash in Cannes after seeing his...

Interview: Rakan Mayasi – Yesterday the Eye Didn’t Sleep | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Set within a tightly knit Bedouin community in Lebanon,...
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