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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Girl (Nühai) | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - September 4, 2025

This Girl’s Life: Qi Outlines Inherited Abuses For her directorial debut Girl, actress Shu Qi wields a heavy hand in a film which seems to...

Duse | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - September 3, 2025

Distress Becomes Her: Marcello Delivers a Diva’s Final Act For many, Duse, the latest feature from Italian director Pietro Marcello, will serve as their introduction...

Straight Circle | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - September 2, 2025

Circle in the Sand: Hudson Blurs the Borders of the Mind “Nationalism is a silly cock crowing on its own dunghill,” wrote English writer Richard...

Roqia | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - September 1, 2025

A Demon in My View: Koussim Unleashes a Djinn A generation spanning possession is at the heart of Roqia, the directorial debut from Algerian director...

Gorgonà | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - August 31, 2025

The Female of the Species: Kalogiropoulou Hits the Gas in Brooding Debut How, exactly, does a powerful woman command the patriarchy? It turns out, only...

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