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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Diva Futura | 2024 Venice Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - September 4, 2024

Erotic Stagnancy: Steigerwalt’s Depthless Approach of a Italian Porn Heyday There’s a formidably compelling subject matter at the heart of Giulia Louise Steigerwalt’s sophomore film...

The Quiet Son (Jouer avec le feu) | 2024 Venice Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - September 4, 2024

Father Knows Best: The Coulin Sisters Examine the Detrimental Ripples of Fascism With their third feature, The Quiet Son, French directing duo Delphine and Muriel...

Maldoror | 2024 Venice Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - September 3, 2024

Investigation of a Citizen Under Suspicion: Du Welz Revisits Bungled Belgian Murder Case “It is grand to contemplate the ruins of cities; but it is...

Harvest | 2024 Venice Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - September 3, 2024

Sheep, Sheep, Sheep: Tsangari’s Monotonous Treatise on Modernization Adapted from a novel by Jim Croce, Harvest is Greek auteur Athina Rachel Tsangari's third feature narrative,...

Campo di Battaglia (Battlefield) | 2024 Venice Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - August 31, 2024

Down with the Sickness: Amelio Probes Wartime Ethical Dilemmas The tagline for Battlefield, the latest from Italian auteur Gianni Amelio, could very well read “You...

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