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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Sidonie au Japon | 2023 Venice Film Festival Review

Second Chance Romance: Girard Haunts Huppert in Erstwhile Ghost Story Isabelle Huppert conjoins two of her most recent recurring cinematic themes with Sidonie in Japan,...

Bastarden (The Promised Land) | 2023 Venice Film Festival Review

The Good Earth: Arcel Inherits the Wind with Romanticized Historical Recuperation After making his English language debut with the imperiled Stephen King adaptation The Dark...

L’ordine del tempo | 2023 Venice Film Festival Review

Time After Time: Cavani Commits Time Crimes in Overwrought Farce What does time mean when we’re all out of it? Thus is the quagmire...

Comandante | 2023 Venice Film Festival Review

And the Sea Will Tell: De Angelis Sells the Soft Side of Fascism Napolitano director Edoardo De Angelis embarks on his most lavish offering to...

Piaffe | Review

Horse Girl: Oren Gets Hot to Trot in Strange, Alluring Debut What is it about horses, exactly, and their tacit parallels with subterranean conduits of...

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