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 25 Most Anticipated Studio Films of 2017: #5. Kathryn Bigelow’s Untitled Detroit Project

Untitled Detroit Project Director: Kathryn Bigelow Writer: Mark Boal Kathryn Bigelow breaks a five year hiatus with her latest, the as yet unnamed Untitled Detroit Project, her...

Top 25 Most Anticipated Studio Films of 2017: Picks #25 to #6

For our annual lineup of most anticipated studio films, our goal is to highlight auteurs (and other notable cinematic technicians) who have projects brewing...

Through the Looking-Glass…Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2018: #1. Lars Von Trier’s The House Jack Built

The House Jack Built Director: Lars Von Trier Writer: Lars Von Trier Danish provocateur Lars Von Trier has been quiet for several years following his two part...

Son of Joseph | Review

Father Figure: Eugene Green’s Amusing Nature vs. Nurture Satire of the Holy Family With his sixth feature film, Son of Joseph, New York born French-language...

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,...

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2026 Cannes Film Festival – Checklist of Our Reviews

IONCINEMA.com’s Chief Film Critic Nicholas Bell reviewed the entire...

2026 Cannes Film Festival Winners – Un Certain Regard [Video]

The jury of Leila Bekhti and peers Thomas Cailley,...
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