Nicholas Bell

4592 POSTS
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.

Exclusive articles:

2015 Top 100 Foreign Titles: #85. Jim Sheridan’s The Secret Scripture

The Secret Scripture Director: Jim Sheridan// Writers: Johnny Ferguson, Jim Sheridan In light of his recent titles, it’s hard to forget that Jim Sheridan started out...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #86. Philippe Garrel’s L’ombre des femmes

L’ombre des femmes Director: Philippe Garrel // Writers: Jean-Claude Carriere, Caroline Deruas-Garrel, Arlette Langman, Philippe Garrel The 66 year old filmmaker makes his 25th feature this...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #87. Radu Jude’s Aferim!

Aferim! Director: Radu Jude // Writers: Radu Jude, Florin Lazarescu Romanian director Radu Jude’s 2012 sophomore film, Everybody in Our Family was a tense, hysterical familial...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #88. Jonas Carpignano’s Mediterranea

Mediterranea Director: Jonas Carpignano // Writer: Jonas Carpignano Formerly going by A Chjàna, the same title as the short film (see pic above) on which this...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #89. Maiwenn’s Mon roi

Mon roi Director: Maiwenn // Writers: Etienne Comar, Maiwenn Actress turned director Maiwenn's last stint behind the camera won her the Jury Prize at Cannes 2011...

Breaking

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’

Post My Summer of Love (2004) and The Woman...

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma | 2026 Cannes Film Festival Review

The Story of O: Schoenbrun Approaches the Horrific Desire...

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

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