Venice Film Festival

‘The Promised Land’ Review: Mads Mikkelsen is Fierce and Stoic in Nikolaj Arcel New Nordic Western | Venice

The year is 1755, the place—Jutland peninsula which begins in Denmark and ends in Germany, the man—captain Ludvig Kahlen (Mads… Read More

September 1, 2023

‘Ferrari’ Review: Michael Mann’s Return is a Propulsive, Poignant Look at a Legend’s Most Turbulent Period | Venice

Ferrari is Modena, and Modena is Ferrari. The small city in Northern Italy has a medieval centre with red roofs… Read More

August 31, 2023

‘El Conde’ Review: Larrain’s Brilliant and Twisted Satire About Fascism Has Bite | Venice

“History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.” -Karl Marx There’s certainly no more controversial figure in Chile than… Read More

August 31, 2023

‘The Kiev Trial’ review: Sergei Loznitsa’s latest dip into the archives explores the banality of Nazi evil in Ukraine [B-] | Venice

On Venice’s Lido island, documentarian Sergei Loznitsa was greeted like an exiled novelist, or an ex-political prisoner finally able to… Read More

September 10, 2022

‘Siccità’ review: Paolo Virzì’s Italian apocalyptic satire sinks its teeth into the pandemic, climate change but bites off more than it can chew [C] | Venice

It’s immediately visible that Siccità, or Dry, is setting a grand stage for an incisive comment on the dire nature… Read More

September 10, 2022

‘Saint Omer’ review: Alice Diop’s affecting story about motherhood is a stunner [A] | Venice Film Festival

It’s November 2013, and in the small town of Berck-sur-mer, in northern France, a 15-month old baby is found dead… Read More

September 7, 2022

‘The Son’ review: Florian Zeller’s sophomore effort disappoints despite a great Hugh Jackman [C+] | Venice Film Festival

Florian Zeller’s stage trilogy about parent-child relationships and the devastating consequences of mental illness was one of the biggest surprises… Read More

September 7, 2022

‘The Eternal Daughter’ review: Tilda Swinton shines in Joanna Hogg’s painful, personal drama [A] | Venice Film Festival

Telling someone they are being “very British” is almost never meant as a compliment. The cursed phrase connotes repression, quiet,… Read More

September 6, 2022

‘Monica’ review: Trace Lysette is a revelation in Andrea Pallaoro’s delicate story of family and acceptance [B+] | Venice Film Festival

Our lives can sometimes be impacted by irreparable trauma, and even though we heal from it, it will leave us… Read More

September 6, 2022

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