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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Lelio Runs Pell Mell with Ms. Gloria Bell (2018) | Blu-ray Review

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Oleg | 2019 Cannes Film Festival Review

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Domino | Review

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Ma | Review

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The Conversation: The Best of Cannes 2019

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The Black Ball (La bola negra) | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

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