Review: The Salt of Life

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The Salt of Life


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“If Gregorio’s first exercise was an inconsequential yet pleasant Roman holiday, his latest effort carries a more substantial gravitas as it undramatically circulates around dissatisfaction with aging and the loss of virility.”

Nicholas Bell
Nicholas Bell
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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