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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Special Forces | Review

Rybojad’s Fictional Debut an Empty Husk Director Stephane Rybojad, previously known for his work with French television documentaries, makes his fictional feature debut with Special...

3,2,1…Frankie Goes Boom | Review

Sex, Lies, and Youtube: Roberts’ Sophomore Effort a Sometimes Entertaining Slapstickery To live, die, and make viral videos in L.A. seems to be the overriding...

Fat Kid Rules the World | Review

Punked Up: Lillard’s Passion Project a Worthwhile Effort Matthew Lillard, that 1990s alternative screen teen utilized to great effect by John Waters, Wes Craven, and...

Wuthering Heights | Review

Such Great Heights: Andrea Arnold’s Provocative Adaptation Revitalizes Classic Tale While she’s stated herself that she dislikes the idea of adapting a novel to film,...

Butter | Review

Micallef's Blacklist Script Becomes An Over-churned Satire A sublime example of uneven tone, characterization, and sensibility, the sophomore feature from Jim Field Smith, Butter, frustratingly...

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Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma | Review

The Story of O: Schoenbrun Approaches the Horrific Desire...

‘Neon Bull’ & ‘The Blue Trail’ Gabriel Mascaro Launches Production Company

In a rather lengthy profile piece we learnt that...

2026 TIFF: Paolo Strippoli, Anna Biller, Matthew Rankin & Eugene Kotlyarenko in Midnight Madness Section

Last year, the Midnight Madness section received one heck...
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