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: 2015 Oscar Predix: From Tough-love to Full Out Love…Simmons is No-Brainer Pick for Best Supporting Actor

The Nominations: Best Supporting Actor Robert Duvall in “The Judge” Ethan Hawke in “Boyhood” Edward Norton in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Mark Ruffalo in “Foxcatcher” J.K....

The Conversation: 2015 Oscar Predix: Back to Back to Backed in a Corner…Lubezki Will Double Up Best Cinematography Win

The Nominations: Best Cinematography “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” Emmanuel Lubezki “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Robert Yeoman “Ida” Lukasz Zal and Ryszard Lenczewski “Mr. Turner” Dick...

The Conversation: 2015 Oscar Predix: Hair Cuts & 12 Year Cuts… Boyhood Will Grab Best Editing

The Nominations: Best Editing “American Sniper” Joel Cox and Gary D. Roach “Boyhood” Sandra Adair “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Barney Pilling “The Imitation Game” William Goldenberg “Whiplash” Tom Cross Shoulda Been...

McFarland, USA | Review

Personal Best: Caro Returns to Studio Filmmaking with Feel-Good Adaptation It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything from New Zealand director Niki Caro, who...

All the Wilderness | Review

Wild at Heart: Johnson’s Solipsistic, Sincere Coming-of-Age Drama Initially titled The Wilderness of James when it premiered at the 2014 SXSW Film Festival, Michael Johnson’s...

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2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 1 – Koji Fukada’s ‘Nagi Notes’

Koji Fukada emerged as one of the major voices...

A Woman’s Life (La Vie d’une femme) | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

Things to Come: Bourgeois-Tacquet Explores an Affair to Remember Crimes...

Nagi Notes | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

Only the Lonely: Fukada Explores Constructions of Identity Japanese auteur...
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