‘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 Mikkelsen). In what seems like... Read More
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‘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 and a white clock tower... Read More
‘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 that of dictator Augusto Pinochet.... Read More
‘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 meet his adoring fans. Yet... Read More
‘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 the world is in. After... Read More
‘Blonde’ review: Ana de Armas plays Marilyn Monroe the celebrity in Andrew Dominik’s incendiary but sometimes frustratingly conventional biopic [B] | Venice Film Festival
In a lively interview with Sight & Sound to mark the release of Blonde, director Andrew Dominik describes his mission as recreating the “images” of... Read More
‘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 on a beach. It’s a... Read More
‘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 in the theater world of... Read More
‘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, politeness over honesty, a love... Read More
‘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 scarred. A parent’s rejection of... Read More
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