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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The Fire Within You (Il fuoco che ti porti dentro) | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

The Shrill Seekers: De Angelis Turns to Comedic Caricature For his latest venture, The Fire Within You, Edoardo De Angelis seems to be employing the...

A Good Little Soldier (Un bon petit soldat) | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

A HR Manager Never Cries: Brize Takes on Executive Hypocrisy When he’s not exploring intimate relationship melodramas, French director Stéphane Brizé has been one of...

DAU | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

Darkness Visible: Khrzhanovsky Reformulates Saga of Shattered Scientists If ex-Attorney General and fascist sentinel Pam Bondi was ever credited as uttering anything worth repeating, it...

Company | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

Let the White One In: Affleck Can’t Satisfy the Hunger Like many actors who doggedly pursue a parallel career as film directors, Casey Affleck manages...

Bunker | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

Atlas Dug: Zeller Teases the Comedy of Obligation It’s become increasingly clear celebrated writer Florian Zeller has a difficult time killing his darlings when it...

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A Bit of Light | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

Under the Cherry Moon: Asgari Lets the Sun Shine...

One Minute to Midnight (Un peu avant minuit) | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

The Man Who Snubbed Women: Pariser Performs a Patriarchal...

NAZA | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

Destroy Everything You Touch: Abraham & Szor Explore the...

The Fire Within You (Il fuoco che ti porti dentro) | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

The Shrill Seekers: De Angelis Turns to Comedic Caricature For...
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