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: #24. Christophe Honoré’s Les Malheurs de Sophie

Les Malheurs de Sophie Director: Christophe Honoré // Writers: Christophe Honoré, Gilles Taurand One of France’s most underrated directors (at least judging on the level of...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #25. Jacques Audiard’s Erran

Erran Director: Jacques Audiard // Writer: Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Noé Debré French auteur Jacques Audiard has enjoyed considerable acclaim with his last two features. 2009’s...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #26. Terence Davies’ Sunset Song

Sunset Song Director: Terence Davies // Writers: Terence Davies, Lewis Crassic Gribbon While his famous early works were inspired around his incredibly bleak childhood, with a...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #27. Andrew Haigh’s 45 Years

45 Years Director: Andrew Haigh // Writers: David Constantine, Andrew Haigh British director Andrew Haigh stormed South By Southwest in 2011 with his sophomore film Weekend,...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #28. Jahmil X.T. Qubeka’s The Riders

The Riders Director: Jahmil X.T. Qubeka // Writer: Susie Brooks-Smith South African filmmaker Jahmil X.T. Qubeka made headlines in 2013 when his sophomore film Of Good...

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Black Money for White Nights | 2026 Karlovy Vary Film Festival Review

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The Guest | 2026 Karlovy Vary Film Festival Review

You’ll (Dis)Like My Mother: Mengel Mars a Celebration With his...

A Happy Family | 2026 Karlovy Vary Film Festival Review

She’s Come Undone: Mack Concocts an Empathetic Chaos It’s clear...
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