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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The Tall Man | Review

Head In the Clouds: Laugier’s English Speaking Horror Feature Poorly Manufactured After his infamously violent 2008 horror flick Martyrs landed him on the top of...

Little Birds | Review

Teenage Wasteland: Elgin James Gives Us Teen Angst for Debut A Sundance Lab creation, Elgin James’ debut, Little Birds is a strong first effort, one...

Little White Lies | Review

The Big Chilly Summer Vacation: Canet’s Latest an Exemplary Drama For his third outing as director, actor/screenwriter Guillaume Canet looks to have been heavily influenced...

Red Hook Summer | Review

Summer Bummer: Lee Offers Strong Ending for the Devoted With his first fictional film since 2008’s Miracle at St. Anna, the ever divisive Spike Lee...

Neighboring Sounds | Review

People Talking Without Speaking: Mendonca Filho’s Ensemble a Pleasant Din There’s something extremely engrossing about Kleber Mendonca Filho’s episodic feature debut, Neighboring Sounds, a film...

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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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