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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Scott Steers Through Stormy Weather in Tepid Family Action Film “White Squall” (1996) | Blu-ray Review

The 1990s were a troubling period for Ridley Scott. After starting off on a high note with the iconic melodrama Thelma & Louise (1991),...

Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #113. Nimby – Teemu Nikki

Nimby Finland’s Teemu Nikki scored an international breakthrough with his sophomore film, the sardonic Euthanizer. He reteams with his producer Jani Poso for German-Finnish co-prod...

Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #114. Fairy – Anna Melikyan

Fairy Armenian-Russian director Anna Melikyan should have Fairy, her sixth narrative feature, ready for 2020. Produced by Melikyan and Natalya Poklad (who produced Melikyan’s 2017...

Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #115. Apples – Christos Nikou

Apples Christos Nikou makes his directorial debut with Apples, produced by Marius Wlodarski (The Harvesters, 2018), Angelos Venetis and Iraklis Mavroidis (both of Dogtooth, 2009)...

Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2020: #116. Souterrain – Sophie Dupuis

Souterrain Quebec’s Sophie Dupuis will have sophomore feature Souterrain ready for 2020, produced by Etienne Hansez from Montreal’s Bravo Charlie and backed by SODEC, Telefilm...

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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

Bent Knee, Limp Wrist: Dhont Explores Love at the...

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

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

2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 10 – Léa Mysius’ ‘Histoires de la Nuit’

Léa Mysius’s cinema as to this point focused on...
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