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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Lynne Ramsay, Andrzej Zulawski & Yorgos Lanthimos: Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2014

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Nicholas Bell - January 8, 2013

11. Zama – Dir. Lucretia Martel Why This Makes Top 10: At number eleven we have Argentinean filmmaker Lucretia Martel’s latest film, her first since...

From Faith Akin to Craig Zobel: Our Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2014

Annual Top Films Lists

Nicholas Bell - January 8, 2013

Before we unleash the beast that is our annual Top 100 Most Anticipated Films List for 2013, we thought we'd give our readers an...

Most Anticipated Films of 2013: Top 25 From 2012

Annual Top Films Lists

Nicholas Bell - January 8, 2013

Every year, there are an exorbitant amount of titles that get plenty of attention on the festival circuit but don’t manage to make it...

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Nicholas Bell - January 2, 2013

Kind of a Big Deal: Michelle Chong’s Choppy Directorial Effort Skirts By on Charm The multi-talented Michelle Chong, a notable Singaporean host and television actress,...

Nicholas Bell’s Top Ten Films of 2012: (Picks 5 to 1) Leos Carax’s Holy Motors is #1

Annual Top Films Lists

Nicholas Bell - December 31, 2012

5. Amour – Dir. Michael Haneke (Austria) Winner of the Palme D’or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, the second for auteur Michael Haneke, much...

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Fifty-four short films (and not all world premieres) were...

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