AwardsWatch - Venice Film Festival

‘2073’ Review: Asif Kapadia Conjures a Taut Sci-Fi Thriller in a Post-Apocalyptic World | Venice

Yasmine Kandil September 3, 2024

We often associate the term dystopia with films or novels, fictional stories detached to some degree from our reality, but perhaps we already reside within... Read More

‘I’m Still Here’ Review: Walter Salles Avoids Manipulation to Tell a Moving Story of Family Trauma in the Face of Political Strife | Venice

Roberto Ruggio September 2, 2024

When we’re asked what scares us the most, one of the answers we’re probably going to give is “I don’t want anything to happen to... Read More

‘The Room Next Door’ Review: Pedro Almodóvar’s Rumination on Death is an Actress Extravaganza for Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore | Venice

Ali Benzekri September 2, 2024

It took two powerhouse actresses, a story about death, and the lure of a bold new challenge to finally coax Pedro Almodóvar into making his... Read More

‘The Brutalist’ Review: Adrien Brody Gives a Shattering Performance in the Cinematic Event of the Year | Venice

Martin Tsai September 2, 2024

If Megalopolis were half decent, it might look a lot like The Brutalist. While this review solely focuses on the latter, the two films just... Read More

‘Wolfs’ Review: Brad Pitt and George Clooney Deliver the Ultimate (and Wholesome) Face Off in Jon Watts’ Exciting New Thriller | Venice

Savina Petkova September 1, 2024

The harsh sound of glass breaking.“Shit!,” we hear a woman exclaim while the opening scene soars over night-time Manhattan. Blinds slide down over some French... Read More

‘The Order’ Review: Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult Face Off in Justin Kurzel’s Hard Boiled Character Study | Venice

Ben Rolph August 31, 2024

Justin Kurzel is no stranger to the world of crime after making Snowtown, The True History of the Kelly Gang and Nitram. The Australian director... Read More

‘Campo di Battaglia (Battlefield)’ Review: A Great Alessandro Borghi Can’t Find the Cure for a Dull, Underwritten War Drama | Venice

Roberto Ruggio August 31, 2024

The great historian Eric Hobsbawm called the 20th century “the short twentieth century”, as he believed that this particular century concentrated its main chain of... Read More

‘Cloud’ Review: Japan’s Oscar Entry Finds Kiyoshi Kurosawa Matching Madness and Madcap in Online Reselling Satirical Thriller | Venice

Martin Tsai August 31, 2024

Japan’s official Oscar entry and Venice Film Festival selection, Cloud finds J-horror master Kiyoshi Kurosawa comfortably in his wheelhouse. It’s an atmospheric thriller imbued with... Read More