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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The Conversation: Tying Down TIFF – The Top 10 From the 2017 Edition

And so, another edition of North America’s grandest film festival ends as the 42nd revolution of TIFF fades from memory and jumpstarts the beginning...

The Motive | 2017 Toronto International Film Festival Review

Master of the Universe: Cuenca Returns with Predictable Exercise on the Writing Process If you can’t find a muse, make one. Or so might be...

Mademoiselle Paradis | 2017 Toronto International Film Festival Review

Paradis Regained: Albert Explores Thwarted Romantic Episode of Obscured Pianist Austrian director Barbara Albert revisits 1770s high-society Vienna in her exploration of an attraction between...

It | Review

The Right Stuff: Muschietti’s Floats to the Top with a Crack at King Often, cinema has not proven to be a kind vessel for the...

Number One | 2017 Toronto International Film Festival Review

One is the Loneliest Number: Marshall Explores White Collar Gender Politics Gender disparity in the workplace is hardly unique to the American job market, as...

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Dust | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Corporate Cannibals: Blondé Underwhelms with Ethical Reckoning There’s an interesting...

Rose | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

A Self-Made Man: Schleinzer Explores the Privilege of Pants If...

Salvation | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

Hysterical Intervention: Alper Gets Overwrought Exploring Tribalism The land dispute...

Rosebush Pruning | 2026 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review

The Killing of a Sacred Dogtooth: Ainouz Paints with...
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