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: #2. Amat Escalante’s Perdidos en la Noche

Perdidos en la Noche Produced by Nicolás Celis, Fernanda de la Peza. Directed by Amat Escalante Written by Amat Escalante, Martín Escalante, Paulina Mendoza Starring: To be announced.   Release...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #3. Céline Sciamma’s Petite maman

Petite maman Produced by Bénédicte Couvreur Directed by Céline Sciamma Written by Céline Sciamma Starring: To be announced Cinematographer: Claire Mathon   Release Date/Prediction: With filming occurring on this micro-budget film...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #4. Claire Denis’ Fire

Fire (fka Radioscopie) Produced by Olivier Delbosc Directed by Claire Denis Written by Claire Denis Starring: Juliette Binoche, Vincent Lindon, Gregoire Colin.   Release Date/Prediction: Most likely Venice.

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #5. Pablo Larraín’s Spencer

Spencer Produced by Juan de Dios, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Paul Webster Directed by Pablo Larraín Written by Steven Knight Starring: Kristen Stewart   Release Date/Prediction: Production begins in early...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #6. Lisandro Alonso’s Eureka

Eureka Produced by Fiorella Moretti, Hedi Zardi Directed by Lisandro Alonso Written by Lisandro Alonso Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Chiara Mastroianni, Maria de Medeiros, Rafi Pitts, Jose Maria Yaspik   Release...

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The Most Precious Of Cargoes | Review

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Romería | Review

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