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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Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #23. Ildikó Enyedi’s The Story of My Wife

The Story of My Wife Produced by Monika Mécs, András Muhi, Erno Mésterhazy, Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Flaminio Zadra and Pilar Saavedra Perrotta. Directed...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #24. Bruno Dumont’s France

France Produced by Rachid Bouchareb, Jean Bréhat, Muriel Merlin Directed by Bruno Dumont Written by Bruno Dumont Starring: Léa Seydoux, Blanche Gardin, Benoît Magimel Cinematographer: David Chambille Release Date/Prediction: This...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #25. Alain Guiraudie’s Viens je t’emmène

Viens je t’emmène Produced by Charles Gillibert Directed by Alain Guiraudie Written by Alain Guiraudie, Laurent Lunetta Starring: Doria Tillier, Nathalie Boyer, Noémie Lvovsky, Jean-Charles Clichet. Cinematographer: Hélène Louvart   Release...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #26. Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Baby, Box, Broker

Baby, Box, Broker Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda Starring: Song Kang-Ho, Bae Doona, Dong-won Gang Release Date/Prediction: With an early 2021 shoot in the works, we...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #27. Fabrice du Welz’s Inexorable

Inexorable Produced by Jean-Yves Roubin, Cassandre Warnauts Directed by Fabrice du Welz Written by Fabrice du Welz, Joséphine Darcy Hopkins, Aurélien Molas Starring: Benoît Poelvoorde, Alba Gaïa Bellugi Cinematographer:...

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Exclusive Clip: Women at the Helm in Gabriel Mascaro’s ‘The Blue Trail’

Selected for 2025's Berlinale where it won the Silver...

2026 Cannes: Pierre Salvadori to Paint the Croisette with Fest Opener ‘La Vénus électrique’

French filmmaker Pierre Salvadori will open the 79th edition...

Living the Land | Review

Land of Steady Habits: Meng Reflects Familial Upheaval in...
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