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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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...

The Spiral (L’Estranea) | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

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Look Back | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

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Agata the Writer | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

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Company | 2026 Venice Film Festival Review

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Among the directorial debuts loading up this year’s Discovery...
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