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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2012 AFI Fest Load Up in Petzold, Haneke, Mungiu, Reygadas, Assayas, Miguel Gomes and a pair from Seidl

Today, AFI 2012 announced its complete lineup, after previously debuting its New Auteurs, Young Americans, Galas and Special Screenings we finally get a look...

Seven Psychopaths | Review

Usual Suspects: McDonagh Gives Us a Light Killer Comedy With Latest Written before his hit film In Bruges (2008), Martin McDonagh has landed with another...

War of the Buttons | Review

Life During Wartime: Barratier Schmaltifies Nazi Occupied France France has made a considerable move to reclaim her literature, as not one but two French productions...

Gayby | Review

A Love By Any Other Name: Lisecki’s Debut a Modest Comedic Gem Based on his short film of the same name, director Jonathan Lisecki expands...

Middle of Nowhere | Review

The Trap of Love: DuVernay's Follows Up Impressive Debut, with Solid Sophomore Effort Director Ava DuVernay returns with her sophomore feature, Middle of Nowhere, less...

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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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