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: Damien Chazelle Should Jazz Up Adapted Screenplay Win

The Nominations: Adapted Screenplay “American Sniper” Written by Jason Hall “The Imitation Game” Written by Graham Moore “Inherent Vice” Written for the screen by Paul Thomas Anderson “The...

The Conversation: 2015 Oscar Predix: Wild at Heart… Arquette Leads Dern & Co. for Best Supporting Actress Win

The Nominations: Best Supporting Actress Patricia Arquette in “Boyhood” Laura Dern in “Wild” Keira Knightley in “The Imitation Game” Emma Stone in “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of...

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...

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Black Money for White Nights | 2026 Karlovy Vary Film Festival Review

Steal Big, Steal Little: Grozeva & Valchanov Deliver Just...

The Guest | 2026 Karlovy Vary Film Festival Review

You’ll (Dis)Like My Mother: Mengel Mars a Celebration With his...

A Happy Family | 2026 Karlovy Vary Film Festival Review

She’s Come Undone: Mack Concocts an Empathetic Chaos It’s clear...
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