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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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...

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...

The Wizard of the Kremlin | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

The Russians Are Killing the Russians Are Killing: Assayas Bungles Political Espionage Of the many significant issues severely hobbling The Wizard of the Kremlin, the...

Gorgonà | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review

The Female of the Species: Kalogiropoulou Hits the Gas in Brooding Debut How, exactly, does a powerful woman command the patriarchy? It turns out, only...

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Birds of War | 2026 Sundance Film Festival Review

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Everybody to Kenmure Street | 2026 Sundance Film Festival Review

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