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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It’s a Disaster | Review

An Incredible Mess: Todd Berger’s Apocalypse a Hilarious Gas The end of days have never looked like a better time to spend with friends than...

2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Steven Soderbergh’s Behind the Candelabra

#27. Steven Soderbergh's Behind the Candelabra Gist: Based on the autobiographical novel, the film recounts the tempestuous 6 year relationship between Liberace and his much...

2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s Dau

#30. Ilya Khrzhanovsky's Dau Gist: In short, this is an epic biographical film depicting the life of scientist Lev Landau. Prediction: Back in 2005, Khrzhanosvsky won...

2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Riad Sattouf’s Jacky In Women’s Kingdom

#35. Riad Sattouf’s Jacky In Women’s Kingdom Gist: Similar in theme as something akin to Egalia’s Daughters by Gerd Brantenberg, Sattouf’s film is set in...

2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Claire Simon’s Gare du Nord

#42. Claire Simon’s Gare du Nord Gist: Claire Simon’s fourth feature film will see her applying her documentary style to the Gare du Nord railway...

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Caravan | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

All About My Martyr: Kirchnerová’s Debut Finds the Journey...

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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