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 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #85. Libertad – Clara Roquet

Libertad Screenwriter Clara Roquet, who co-wrote Carlos Marques-Marcet’s 10,000km (2014) and Jaime Rosales’ Petra (notably premiered in Cannes 2018 in Directors’ Fortnight) makes her directorial...

Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #86. Les cinq diables – Léa Mysius

Les cinq diables France’s Léa Mysius has been working on several projects but looks to have her sophomore film Les cinq diables potentially completed in...

Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #87. Arthur Rambo – Laurent Cantet

Arthur Rambo Palme d’Or winner Laurent Cantet unites with some new collaborators for his eighth feature, Arthur Rambo, produced by Marie-Ange Luciani (of Robin Campillo’s...

Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #88. Lisa Redler – Nicole Garcia

Lisa Redler Nicole Garcia returned to work with producers David Thion and Philippe Martin for Les Films Pelleas (who produced her 2013 title Going Away...

Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #89. Tout Le Monde M’appelle Mike – Guillaume Bonnier

Tout Le Monde M'appelle Mike Guillaume Bonnier makes his directorial debut Tout Le Monde M'appelle Mike in 2020, produced by Cedric Walter, and co-produced by...

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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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