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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Elisa | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - September 4, 2025

Memories of Murder: Di Costanzo Treads Criminal Motives The impetus behind Elisa, the latest from Italian director Leonardo Di Costanzo is pregnant with intrigue, examining...

On the Road | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

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Nicholas Bell - September 4, 2025

Road to Perdition: Pablos Charts a Brutal Journey to Redemption Solidifying himself as the queer counterpart to Michel Franco, David Pablos' On the Road features...

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...

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

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Nicholas Bell - September 2, 2025

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

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