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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Nicholas Bell - August 28, 2025

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...

Orphan | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - August 28, 2025

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...

Stereo Girls (Les Immortelles) | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - August 28, 2025

Death Be Not Loud: Deruas Kills a Teen Dream in Languid Period Piece With her sophomore directorial feature Stereo Girls, Caroline Deruas Peano continues down...

La grazia | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - August 27, 2025

The Long Goodbye: Sorrentino Returns to Familiar Remembrances of Things Past Paolo Sorrentino reunites with his onscreen alter ego Toni Servillo in La Grazia for...

Mother | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - August 27, 2025

Slack Narcissus: Mitevska Conjures the Psyche of a Saint There are a handful of contemporary historical figures whose accomplishments have superseded cultural critique thanks to...

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