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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No Place on Earth | Review

The Descent: Tobias Brings Recently Discovered Holocaust Tale to Light For her directorial debut, producer Janet Tobias documents a harrowing discovery made by a spelunker...

2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Terry Gilliam’s The Zero Theorem

#76. Terry Gilliam's The Zero Theorem Gist: A reclusive computer genius named Qohen Leth (Christoph Waltz) spends his time searching for the titular theorem, which...

2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Gotz Spielmann’s Oktober, November

#77. Gotz Spielmann's Oktober, November Gist: An estranged family comes together in a guest house in the Alps after a father’s ailing health necessitates a...

2013 Cannes Film Festival Predictions: Nacho Vigalondo’s Open Windows

#81. Nacho Vigalondo’s Open Windows Gist: A man (Elijah Wood) obsessed with an abducted actress (played by adult crossover star Sasha Grey) attempts to discover...

Welcome to the Punch | Review

Knockout Loss: Creevy’s Sophomore Effort Easy and Breezy After crafting his 2008 Riz Ahmed starring debut Shifty from personal experiences, director Eran Creevy turns to...

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

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

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 9 – Oliver Hermanus’ ‘The History of Sound’

South African filmmaker Oliver Hermanus might be another newbie...

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 9 – Carla Simón’s ‘Romería’

In competition film #16 of the twenty-two offerings, and...

The History of Sound | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

One Sings, the Other Doesn’t: Hermanus Plays a Tune...
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