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:

Anna Karenina | Review

All Good Movies Are the Same: Joe Wright’s Lavish Tolstoy Adaptation a Decadent Affair Groaning beneath the weight of its classic source material, not to...

In the Family | Review

Ties That Bind: Wang’s Debut a Cinematic Knockout Every so often, unpredictably, a film comes out of nowhere, with no pomp or circumstance, heralding a...

Ginger & Rosa | AFI Fest 2012 Review

Something In Canned Air: Potter Creates Showcase for Fanning Director Sally Potter has always seemed to lean towards a mischievous experimentalism in narrative form, which...

Dangerous Liaisons | Review

Same Old Song: Jin-Ho Adapts Latest Version of Overproduced Classic It seems there are some tales we can just never get enough of. While mainstream...

Oh Boy | AFI Fest 2012 Review

Slacker Days: Gerster’s Debut Proves that Growing Up is Hardly Black and White For his directorial debut, German director Jan-Ole Gerster serves up Oh Boy,...

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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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