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 15:17 to Paris | Review

Terror Train: Eastwood Monotonously Mulls an Act of Heroism in Failed Experiment For evidence of why narrative filmmaking is generally assisted by the designation of...

Through the Looking Glass – The Top 50 Foreign Films of 2019: #5 to #1

#5. Nicolas Roeg’s The 7th Magpie This past autumn, famed British auteur Nicolas Roeg began collecting financing for his first feature since 2007’s Puffball: The...

Through the Looking Glass – The Top 50 Foreign Films of 2019: Picks #10 to #6

#10. Pablo Aguero’s Witches’ Sabbath Argentinean director Pablo Aguero broke out with his third feature Eva Doesn’t Sleep in 2015, which featured Gael Garcia Bernal...

2018 Sundance Film Festival: Panos Cosmatos’ “Mandy” Leads Nicholas Bell’s Top 10

While Sundance 2018 has already been deemed a non-event in the realm of acquisitions, it’s a trend perhaps better explained by an industry in...

Through the Looking Glass – The Top 50 Foreign Films of 2019: Picks #50 to #11

As we look forward to a plentiful year of new cinematic offerings in 2018, it’s also time to look even further into the horizon...

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Children of the Monkey (I figli della scimmia) | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

The Favorited Son: Landucci Looks at How Love Can...

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother | 2026 Toronto Intl. Film Festival Review

Holy War: Mahershala Ali Unleashes Fatherly Vengeance Your Mother Your...

Back to Buenos Aires | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

The Doctor and the Devils: Bechis Explores the Agony...

A Bit of Light | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

Under the Cherry Moon: Asgari Lets the Sun Shine...
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