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 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #12. Guillaume Nicloux’s Dans les bois

The Wandering Director: Guillaume Nicloux Writer: Guillaume Nicloux Shortly after premiering his latest film Valley of Love at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, Guillaume Nicloux very quietly...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #13. Cristi Puiu’s Sierra-Nevada

Sierra-Nevada Director: Cristi Puiu Writer: Cristi Puiu Romanian New Wave master Cristi Puiu, has been almost absent from the cinema scene, whose memorable sophomore effort, 2005’s The...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #14. Maren Ade’s Toni Erdmann

Toni Erdmann Director: Maren Ade Writer: Maren Ade Though many be unfamiliar with her work, which is a pity since both her previous films are available in...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #15. Peter Brosens & Jessica Woodsworth’s Kebab Royal

Kebab Royal Directors: Peter Brosens & Jessica Woodsworth Writers: Peter Brosens & Jessica Woodsworth Another Belgian directing duo we're committed to championing is Peter Brosens and Jessica...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #16. Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon

The Neon Demon Director: Nicolas Winding Refn Writers: Mary Laws, Nicolas Winding Refn Danish auteur Nicolas Winding Refn, who has since attained cult status thanks to the...

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Interview: Hédi Zardi Atlas Workshop – 2026 Marrakech Film Festival

The Atlas Workshops provide artistic and professional support to...

Possible Love | Review

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Lee Chang-dong – Possible Love

For his seventh feature film, Korean master filmmaker Lee...

Interview: Travis Knight – Wildwood

Among those that play the long game we could...
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