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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Goats | Review

Where’s an Attenborough When You Need One?: Neil’s Debut a Blank Slate Acting and dialogue coach Christopher Neil, a vague member of the Coppola Clan,...

Mosquita Y Mari | Review

Feels Like The First Time: Guerrero’s Debut Nondescript But Heartfelt Writer/director Aurora Guerrero’s feature debut, Mosquita Y Mari is a coming of age exercise in...

Klown | Review

A Buffoon Buffet: Danish Comedy Brazen, Ballsy, Adult Fun Witness the most surprising, and hands down, funniest film to be released in American theaters this...

Searching for Sugarman | Review

Bendjelloul Gives Us “Where Are They Now” Fierceness On Forgotten Artist First time filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul spins on salivating subject matter, documenting the long forgotten...

Killer Joe | Review

Friedkin Back with A Vengeance: A delicious, glossy throwback to the daring exploitative themes of the 1970s. Incest, murderous rednecks, and a bucket of chicken...

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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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