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 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #34. Benoit Jacquot’s 3 Hearts

3 Hearts Director: Benoit Jacquot Writers: Benoit Jacquot, Julien Boivent Producers: Edouard Weil U.S. Distributor: Rights Available Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Chiara Mastroianni, Benoît Poelvoorde Though he’s been working...

Journey to the West: Conquering Demons | Review

A Demon in My View: Chow Returns with Rousing, Comedic Action Director Stephen Chow returns with Journey to the West: Conquering Demons, his first film...

Honey | Review

Helps the Medicine Go Down: Golino’s Winning, Striking Debut Actress Valeria Golino hinges an intriguing character study around the thorny topic of euthanasia, with her...

Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #35. Guy Maddin’s Spiritisms

Spiritisms Director: Guy Madden Writers: Evan Johnson, Robert Kotyk, Kim Morgan, Guy Maddin Producers: Centre Pompideu U.S. Distributor: Rights Available Cast: Charlotte Rampling, Gerladine Chaplin, Udo Kier, Mathieu Amalric,...

Top 200 Most Anticipated Films for 2014: #37. Sion Sono’s Tokyo Tribes

Tokyo Tribes Director: Sion Sono Writer: Santa Inoue Producer: Yoshinori Chiba U.S. Distributor: Rights Available Cast: Ryohei Suzuki While the steadily working Sion Sono’s work ethic may be starting to...

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