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: #90. Arnaud Desplechin’s Three Memories of Childhood

Three Memories of Childhood Director: Arnaud Desplechin // Writer: Arnaud Desplechin While we weren’t the greatest fans of Desplechin’s last film, 2013’s Jimmy P., which played...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #91. Corneliu Porumboiu’s The Treasure

The Treasure Director: Corneliu Porumboiu // Writer: Corneliu Porumboiu One of the frontrunners of the Romanian New Wave thanks to his 2006 debut 12:08 East of...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #92. Hagar Ben Asher’s The Burglar

The Burglar Director: Hagar Ben Asher // Writer: Hagar Ben Asher Actress turned director Hagar Ben Asher’s first film, The Slut (2011) premiered at Cannes (we...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #93. Michael Winterbottom’s The Vatican Connection

The Vatican Connection Director: Michael Winterbottom // Writer: Paul Viragh The incredibly prolific Michael Winterbottom had two 2014 titles, so we’re sure to see this latest...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2015: #94. Lisa Aschan’s White People

White People Director: Lisa Aschan // Writer: Lisa Aschan After nabbing several awards for her 2011 debut She Monkeys (see trailer below),  Swedish director Lisa Aschan was...

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

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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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