Ben Rolph

‘Evil Does Not Exist’ Review: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi Delivers with a Simple and Authentic Slow Burner | Venice

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s latest has a peculiar backstory. It was originally intended to be paired with singer Ishibashi Eiko’s live performances… Read More

September 5, 2023

‘Aggro Dr1ft’ Review: Harmony Korine’s Latest is a Sexist, Crude Grand Theft Auto-style Knockoff | Venice

Harmony Korine’s Aggro Dr1ft is best described as a perverted Grand Theft Auto-style fantasy. It’s an experimental film to its… Read More

September 3, 2023

‘Poor Things’ Review: Emma Stone is Unhinged in This Raunchy Knockout from Yorgos Lanthimos | Venice

Yorgos Lanthimos is back with a whole new wonderful and wacky creation. Poor Things is a twisted and spellbinding coming-of-age… Read More

September 1, 2023

‘Asteroid City’ review: Wes Anderson’s homage to Steven Spielberg is among his most meta and most melancholic | Cannes

With an explosion of pastel colours, precise camera moves and a whimsical script, Asteroid City is Wes Anderson operating at… Read More

May 23, 2023

‘Firebrand’ review: Karim Aïnouz doesn’t give much room for Alicia Vikander’s rebellious queen and Jude Law’s corpulent king to subvert expectation | Cannes

King Henry VIII’s last wife steps into the forefront in Firebrand, Karim Aïnouz’s English-language debut. Alicia Vikander stars as the… Read More

May 23, 2023

‘The Sweet East’ review: Talia Ryder is exceptional in this satirically nihilistic look at American anarchy | Cannes

The Safdie Brothers’ Good Time cinematographer Sean Price Williams returns to the Cannes Film Festival after last year’s Funny Pages… Read More

May 20, 2023

‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ review: Harrison Ford says farewell in this nostalgic, thrilling final chapter | Cannes

Taking the reins from Steven Spielberg is no easy feat, but James Mangold proves that he’s up for the task… Read More

May 19, 2023

‘Occupied City’ review: Steve McQueen’s documentary feature debut is an ambitious, if overlong, account of occupied Amsterdam | Cannes

Steve McQueen is back with his first film since Small Axe, part of his extremely ambitious 5-film anthology series. His… Read More

May 18, 2023

‘Monster’ review: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s return to Japan is a nuanced morality tale | Cannes

Monster marks the seventh in-competition film at Cannes for Hirokazu Kore-eda, who directed last year’s tender Korean film Broker. Back… Read More

May 18, 2023

Star Wars Celebration 2023 Film highlights: Daisy Ridley returns, a new Jedi film rises

Three new Star Wars films were announced at Star Wars Celebration Europe IV last week, on Friday. This news that… Read More

April 12, 2023

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