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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Easy Money | Review

Honor Among Thieves: Espinosa’s Crime Thriller a Refreshing Genre Flick Lighting up the festival circuit in 2010, Daniel Espinosa’s Easy Money finally lands stateside this...

Red Lights | Review

Cortes’ Latest is a Discordant Rhythm of its Own. Following up on his excellent 2010 thriller, Buried, director Rodrigo Cortes unveiled his next feature, an...

Union Square | Review

Mighty Flighty: Nancy Savoca Gives Mira Sorvino a Role to Revel In Nancy Savoca returns with Union Square, her first film in nearly a decade,...

Interview: Nicholas McCarthy (The Pact)

We sat down with director Nicholas McCarthy after the world premiere of his feature film debut, The Pact, at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival....

The Pact | Review

One muddled alliance: Seek Out McCarthy's Short Version Nicholas McCarthy’s feature debut, The Pact, expands upon his successful short film of the same name,...

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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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