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 2015: #47. Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Chevalier

Chevalier Director: Athina Rachel Tsangari // Writers: Efthymis Filippou, Athina Rachel Tsangari Director Athina Rachel Tsangari’s arresting sophomore film Attenberg made a powerful impression when it...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #48. Felix van Groeningen’s Belgica

Belgica Directors: Felix van Groeningen // Writers: Arne Sierens, Felix van Groeningen Belgian director Felix van Groeningen’s last film, The Broken Circle Breakdown, which played at...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #49. Matteo Garrone’s The Tale of Tales

The Tale of Tales Director: Matteo Garrone // Writers: Matteo Garrone, Edoardo Albinati, Ugo Chiti, Massimo Guadioso Italian director Matteo Garrone reached international renown in 2008...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #50. Alexey German Jr.’s Under Electric Clouds

Under Electric Clouds Director: Alexey German Jr. // Writer: Alexey German Jr. Son of famed Russian auteur Alexey German (whose final, posthumous film, the decade long...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #51. Andrea Arnold’s American Honey

American Honey Director: Andrea Arnold // Writer: Andrea Arnold Marking Arnold’s fourth title and first to film outside of the UK, she’s been quite since her...

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2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 2 – Asghar Farhadi’s ‘Parallel Tales’

After gaining international recognition with Berlinale entries in Silver...

2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 2 – Paweł Pawlikowski’s ‘Fatherland’

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2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 1 – Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet’s ‘A Woman’s Life’

With her sophomore feature, Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet made her first...
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