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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Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2017: Picks 200 to 101

Annual Top Films Lists

Nicholas Bell - January 2, 2017

As we unveil our first tier of two hundred notable foreign film projects to be potentially unveiled in 2017, the coming year promises to...

The Ardennes | Review

Reviews

Nicholas Bell - January 2, 2017

Brother’s Keeper: Pront’s Squalid Crime Thriller a Promising Debut Although we’ve seen certain tropes and characterizations aplenty, such as any number of disenfranchised families struggling...

You, Me, & Denis: Binoche & Depardieu Up for “Les Lunettes Noir”

Casting News

Nicholas Bell - December 30, 2016

In October of 2016, French actress Juliette Binoche revealed several new projects while being interviewed in Hungary, one of which she cited as a...

Best of 2016: Nicholas Bell’s Top 20 Theatrical Releases: Picks 10 to 1

Annual Top Films Lists

Nicholas Bell - December 30, 2016

Recapping yesterday's 20 to 11 countdown/up. 20. David Mackenzie's Hell or High Water 19. Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Creepy 18. Whit Stillman's Love & Friendship 17. Anders Thomas Jensen's Men...