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

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

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...

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

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...

And Their Children After Them | 2024 Venice Film Festival Review

Teenage Wasteland: Boukherma Bros. Sprawl with Coming-of-Age Melodrama French directing twins Ludovic & Zoran Boukherma swing hard with their fourth feature, And Their Children After...

Three Friends (Trois amies) | 2024 Venice Film Festival Review

Lyon Lies Bleeding: Mouret Explores L’amour Fou (Encore) Even for those unfamiliar with the filmography of Emmanuel Mouret, his latest film, Three Friends will unequivocally...

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2025 SODEC Coin for New Projects by Philippe Lesage, Annie St-Pierre & Charlotte Le Bon

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