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The Year that Was… Nicholas Bell’s Top 20 Theatrical Releases of 2019

#20. What You Gonna Do When the World’s on Fire? – Dir. Roberto Minervini (US)
#19. The Golden Glove – Dir. Fatih Akin (Germany)
#18. In Fabric – Dir. Peter Strickland (UK)
#17. Dolemite is My Name – Dir. Craig Brewer (US)
#16. The Lighthouse – Dir. Robert Eggers (US)
#15. Luce – Dir. Julius Onah (US)
#14. The Painted Bird – Dir. Vaclav Marhoul (Czech Republic)
#13. The Wild Pear Tree – Dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan (Turkey)
#12. Parasite – Dir. Bong Joon-ho (South Korea)
#11. Waves – Dir. Trey Edward Shults (US)

#10. Clemency – Dir. Chinonye Chukwu (US)
#09. Sauvage – Dir. Camille Vidal-Naquet (France)
#08. Long Days Journey Into Night – Dir. Bi Gan (China)
#07. The Souvenir – Dir. Joanna Hogg (UK)
#06. Uncut Gems – Dir. Josh & Benny Safdie (US)
#05. Dragged Across Concrete – Dir. S. Craig Zahler (US)
#04. Marriage Story – Dir. Noah Baumbach (US)
#03. High Life – Dir. Claire Denis (France)
#02. Climax – Dir. Gaspar Noe (France)
#01. Midsommar – Dir. Ari Aster (US)

Unreleased Top 20
#1. The Devil Between the Legs
#2. I Was at Home, But…
#3. The Traitor
#4. Bacurau
#5. Adoration
#6. Ondog
#7. The Beanpole
#8. Workforce
#9. The Truth
#10. Liberte
#11. No. 7 Cherry Lane
#12. Martin Eden
#13. Lux Aeterna
#14. A White, White Day
#15. True History of the Kelly Gang
#16. Family Romance, LLC
#17. Nina Wu
#18. Oh Mercy!
#19. Tomasso
#20. So Long, My Son

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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), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) and GALECA. His top 3 for 2021: France (Bruno Dumont), Passing (Rebecca Hall) and Nightmare Alley (Guillermo Del Toro). He was a jury member at the 2019 Cleveland International Film Festival.

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