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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The Grudge (2020) | Review

Curse Strings: Pesce Reawakens J-horror Cornerstone with Studio Reboot Director Nicolas Pesce becomes the first Borderline Film alum to enter studio filmmaking with his reboot...

Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #31. Rebecca – Ben Wheatley

Rebecca A decade into feature filmmaking and Ben Wheatley has taken it upon himself to remake Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940 classic Rebecca, which won the Best...

Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #32. Luz – Flora Lau

Luz Hong Kong filmmaker Flora Lau finds her sophomore film Luz headlined by none other than Isabelle Huppert. Produced through AMA Productions, the Chinese-French co-pro...

Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #33. My Salinger Year – Philippe Falardeau

My Salinger Year Quebec’s Philippe Falardeau will unleash his highest profile project to date next year with My Salinger Year, an adaptation of Joanna Rakoff’s...

Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #34. The Innocents – Eskil Vogt

The Innocents Eskil Vogt, the co-writer for Joachim Trier’s films, should have his sophomore directorial effort The Innocents ready for a major film festival in...

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2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Were Fatherland & Fjord Tops of the Fest? We Compare Grids!

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The Birthday Party (Histoires de la nuit) | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

Bird on a Wire: The Past Haunts the Present...

Coward | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

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2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Fatherland & Fjord Rated Top Films of Cannes!

The Palme d'Or winner and the Best Director winners...
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