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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Sundown | Review

Slaughter House Rules: Franco Continues with Cinema of Distress The English playwright Robert Bolt wrote “Death comes for us all. Even for kings he comes.”...

Rifkin’s Festival | Review

Spain & Glory: Allen Apes His Darlings in Familiar Comedy of Marital Discord The first entry of Woody Allen’s European banishment in the twilight years...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2022: #1. Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest

The Zone of Interest Produced by Ewa Puszczyńska, James Wilson Directed by Jonathan Glazer Written by Jonathan Glazer Starring: To be determined. Cinematographer: Lukasz Zal

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2022: #3. Cristian Mungiu’s RMN

R.M.N Produced by TBA Directed by Cristian Mungiu Written by Cristian Mungiu Starring: TBA. Cinematographer: Tudor Vladimir Panduru

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2022: #4. Pietro Marcello’s L’Envoi (Scarlet)

L’Envoi Produced by Charles Gillibert Directed by Pietro Marcello Written by Pietro Marcello, Maurizio Braucci, Maud Ameline Starring: Juliette Jouan, Raphaël Thierry, Louis Garrel, Noémie Lvovsky Cinematographer: Marco Graziaplena ...

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2026 Cannes Film Festival – Checklist of Our Reviews

IONCINEMA.com’s Chief Film Critic Nicholas Bell reviewed the entire...

2026 Cannes Film Festival Winners – Un Certain Regard [Video]

The jury of Leila Bekhti and peers Thomas Cailley,...
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