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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2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Nicolas Winding Refn’s Only God

#5. Nicolas Winding Refn’s Only God Forgives Gist: Julien (Ryan Gosling) runs a Thai boxing club in Bangkok, but the business is a front for...

2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Catherine Breillat’s Abuse of Weakness

#9. Catherine Breillat’s Abuse of Weakness Gist: Abuse of Weakness will trace the autobiographical experience of Breillat with a notorious swindler. Isabelle Huppert stars as...

2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Abdellatif Kechiche’s Blue is the Warmest Color

#15. Abdellatif Kechiche's Blue is the Warmest Color Gist: This centers on Jocelyne (Adele Exarchopoulos), who is 15 years old and is certain of two...

2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Claire Denis’ Bastards

#16. Claire Denis’ Bastards Gist: Container ship captain Marco Silvestri is called urgently back to Paris. His sister, Sandra, is desperate... her husband has committed...

2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Serge Bozon’s Tip Top

#23. Serge Bozon's Tip Top Gist: Based on the novel by British author Bill James, Tip Top follows two female police inspectors from the police’s...

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YES | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Break My Soul: Lapid Explores Compromised Artistry During Wartime Essentially,...

Sentimental Value | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Life as a House: Trier Turns Broken Hearts Into...

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 9 – Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value’

Everyone took notice with his 2006 debut Reprise, but...
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