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.

Exclusive articles:

The Flowers of War | Review

Exploring the war with the Virgin and the Whore.

Review: Albert Nobbs

"...it’s been a minute since we saw a project that was so highly anticipated, so deliciously intriguing on paper, turn out to be so limp, dry and exhaustingly lifeless on celluloid."

Albert Nobbs | Review

As lumpy as the title suggests.

Review: Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel

"With her feature debut, Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel, director Alex Stapleton brings us a fascinating and superbly endearing portrait of an overlooked artist and a man whose significance to modern day Hollywood is unmistakable."

Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel | Review

The King of the B’s gets an A documentary.

Breaking

A Bit of Light | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

Under the Cherry Moon: Asgari Lets the Sun Shine...

One Minute to Midnight (Un peu avant minuit) | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

The Man Who Snubbed Women: Pariser Performs a Patriarchal...

NAZA | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

Destroy Everything You Touch: Abraham & Szor Explore the...

The Fire Within You (Il fuoco che ti porti dentro) | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

The Shrill Seekers: De Angelis Turns to Comedic Caricature For...
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