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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Through the Looking-Glass…Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2018: #2. Claire Denis’ High Life

High Life Director: Claire Denis Writer: Claire Denis, Zadie Smith, Nick Laird, Jean-Pol Fargeau Arguably the higher profile project from Claire Denis is her English language debut,...

Through the Looking-Glass…Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2018: #3. Claire Denis’ Black Glasses (Les Lunettes Noir)

Black Glasses (Les Lunettes Noir) Director: Claire Denis Writer: Claire Denis Actress Juliette Binoche unveiled to the Hungarian press last October she was working on a new...

Through the Looking-Glass…Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2018: #4. Leos Carax’s Annette

Annette Director: Leos Carax Writer: Leos Carax We’ve been following developments on this project for a while, as Leos Carax first mentioned an untitled musical project featuring...

Through the Looking-Glass…Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2018: #5. Christian Petzold’s Transit

Transit Director: Christian Petzold Writer: Christian Petzold It’s already been four years since Christian Petzold unveiled his last masterwork, Phoenix, which (along with 2012’s Barbara) significantly elevated...

Through the Looking-Glass…Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2018: #6. Ava Duvernay’s A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time Director: Ava DuVernay Writer: Jennifer Lee Years from now, director Ava DuVernay will continually be referenced for a dizzying amount of incredible firsts...

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Romería | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Blood Relatives: Simon Treads Familiar Water with Continued Autofiction After...

Fuori | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Hoosegow Girls: Martone Pays Delicate Tribute to Goliarda Sapienza ...

It Was Just an Accident | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Phantom Limb: Panahi Treads Ripples of Retribution Jafar Panahi continues...

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 8 – Mario Martone’s Fuori

In an even split, and in two different waves,...
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