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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No Other Choice | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

Slay the Competition: Chan-wook Explores the Horrors of Capitalism In many ways, Donald Westlake’s 1997 novel The Ax feels more relevant than ever, which is...

À pied d’oeuvre (At Work) | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

Declaration of Poor: Donzelli’s Tone Deaf Survey of a Starving Artist Despite honorable intentions, it’s difficult not to perceive Valérie Donzelli’s latest feature, At Work...

Jay Kelly | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

It’s a Non-Refundable Life: Baumbach Explores the Sacrifices of Fame George Clooney headlines what could be interpreted as an approximation of his own experiences in...

Bugonia | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

When Will They Ever Learn?: Lanthimos Turns to Eco-Horror Yorgos Lanthimos embarks on his first remake with Bugonia, a loose adaptation of the 2003 Korean...

Orphan | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

I Will Be Your Father Figure: Nemes Paints Period Paternity Thriller Hungarian director László Nemes essentially rounds out a thematic trilogy with his third film...

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