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 Pale Blue Eye | Review

Poe Boy: Cooper Fails to Find the Exquisite Beauty in Eerie, Dreary Period Mystery You’ll certainly be reduced to the mindset of the weak and...

No Bears | Review

Blow-Out: Twice Told Tales Unfold in Panahi’s Layered Docufiction Borders and Boundaries and Bears, Oh My! The perpetually hobbled Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi continues to...

The Super 8 Years | Review

Parting Glances: Ernaux Ponders the Past with Intimate Documentary Debut Although a prominent novelist in France over the past several decades, writer Annie Ernaux has...

Interview: Laura Mora – The Kings Of The World (Los reyes del mundo)

In anticipation of the upcoming 95th Academy Awards, I chatted with Laura Mora, whose latest film The Kings of the World is Colombia’s official...

The Whale | Review

Charlie and the Tragedy Factory: Aronofsky Returns with Potent Chamber-piece on Despair and Redemption Obesity is far from the only morbid element marinating the bleak...

Breaking

La bola negra | Review

The Play’s the Thing: Ambrossi & Calvo Connect the...

A Long Winter | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

A Gentle Thaw: Haigh’s Measured Drama is Glacial but...

Animol | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

Mismanaged Masculinity: Walters’ Gritty Debut Lacks Impactful Style Over...

Artificial | 2026 London BFI Film Festival Review

The End of The World as we Know it:...
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