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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Bessie | Review

Reviews

Nicholas Bell - May 13, 2015

Lady Sings the Hues: Rees Returns to Resurrect the Star of Blues Singer Many may not be immediately familiar with the name Bessie Smith, an...

Every Secret Thing | Review

Reviews

Nicholas Bell - May 13, 2015

Baby Blues: Berg’s Troubled and Troubling Feature Debut Treated to a chilly reception following its premiere at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival last spring, the...

Tip Top | Blu-Ray Review

Disc Reviews

Nicholas Bell - May 12, 2015

After receiving a limited run only in New York City in mid-December of 2014, Serge Bozon’s bizarre new film Tip Top comes to Blu-ray...

Jamaica Inn | Blu-ray Review

Disc Reviews

Nicholas Bell - May 12, 2015

Cohen Media Group beautifully restores Alfred Hitchcock’s 1939 title Jamaica Inn. A title worthy of reconsideration, considered by many to be an inferior work...