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: #87. Ken Loach’s I, Daniel Blake

I, Daniel Blake Director: Ken Loach Writer: Paul Laverty Many assumed British auteur Ken Loach's 2014 film Jimmy's Hall would be his last, mostly because Loach himself...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #88. Gabriela Amaral Almeida’s The Friendly Animal

The Friendly Animal Director: Gabriela Amaral Almeida Writer: Gabriela Amaral Almeida In a continuing surge of up-and-coming Brazilian filmmakers is writer Gabriela Amaral Almeida. After directing several...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #89. Matias Pineiro’s Hermia & Helena

Hermia & Helena Director: Matias Pineiro Writer: Matias Pineiro Argentinian filmmaker Matias Pineiro, known for his droll comedies in direct conversation with Shakespeare’s text, seems to be...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #90. Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Creepy

Creepy Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa Writers: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Chihiro Ikeda Japanese auteur Kiyoshi Kurosawa is set to unveil two films in 2016 (the other snagged our #80 slot...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2016: #91. Anne Fontaine’s Agnus Dei

Agnus Dei Director: Anne Fontaine Writers: Anne Fontaine, Pascal Bonitzer, Sabrina B. Karine, Alice Vial French director Anne Fontaine, who has been making features since 1997's Dry...

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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

Blue is the Warmest Collar: Chang-dong Prepares a Touch...

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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