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.

Exclusive articles:

L’étranger (The Stranger) | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

Anatomy of a Mime: Ozon Explores the Seduction of Indifference Decades before Hannah Arendt introduced her concept of ‘the banality of evil,’ Albert Camus...

Straight Circle | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

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...

The Testament of Ann Lee | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

Shake It Up: Fastvold Envisions the Life’s Work of a Religious Leader There’s a fervor roiling beneath the surface of Mona Fastvold’s third feature, The...

Roqia | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

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...

Father Mother Sister Brother | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

Terms of Estrangement: Jarmusch’s Amusing Triptych on Familial Labors If each unhappy family is unhappy in their own way, there are still a wide variety...

Breaking

Blue Moon | Review

The Unbearable Lightness of Seeing: Linklater Pays Homage to...

It Was Just an Accident | Review

Phantom Limb: Panahi Treads Ripples of Retribution Jafar Panahi continues...

Ballad of a Small Player | Review

Out Of Luck: Colin Farrell Can’t Save This Tale...
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