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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Interview: Ira Sachs (Keep the Lights On)

We sat down with Ira Sachs shortly after the world premiere of his latest film, Keep the Lights On, after its world premiere at...

The Eye of the Storm | Review

Tempest Trap: Schepisi’s Latest Feature Never Quite Elevates Beyond Mild Blip on the Radar With his first film project since 2005 (and first theatrical release...

Keep the Lights On | Review

Dying of the light: Sachs' Latest a Quiet Heartbreak of Growing Apart Multifaceted director Ira Sachs returns with Keep the Lights On, his first feature...

The Words | Review

In Need of a Thesaurus: A Tepid Debut Feature With Little to Say For a film centered on the literary world using literary devices to...

The Possession | Review

The Jewish Exorcist: Bornedal Dips Back into English Language for Derivative Genre Effort Danish master Ole Bornedal already has a finicky history with the...

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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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