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

Ben Rolph September 3, 2023

Harmony Korine’s Aggro Dr1ft is best described as a perverted Grand Theft Auto-style fantasy. It’s an experimental film to its core, ignoring almost all narrative... Read More

‘The Killer’ Review: Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before | Venice

Adam Solomons September 3, 2023

That The Killer is David Fincher’s first film with a runtime under two hours in more than twenty years is a telling sign of its... Read More

‘The Beast’ Review: Léa Seydoux and George MacKay Cross Space and Time in Bonello’s Genre-Bending Romance | Venice

Roberto Ruggio September 3, 2023

Bertrand Bonello has proven to be one of France’s most interesting, unconventional and sometimes idiosyncratic directors. He shocked the film world with Nocturama and Saint... Read More

‘Maestro’ Review: Bradley Cooper’s Sophomore Film Hits All the Right Notes | Venice

Savina Petkova September 2, 2023

Yet another complex relationship takes center stage in Bradley Cooper’s follow-up to A Star Is Born. The actor-director premiered his sophomore feature in Venice’s Official... Read More

‘Rustin’ Review: Colman Domingo Brings the Civil Rights Legend to Life | Telluride

Erik Anderson September 2, 2023

Most people in the United States know of the 1964 Civil Rights Act that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.... Read More

‘The Holdovers’ Review: Alexander Payne’s Emotional, Charismatic Comedy is his Best Film in Years | Telluride

Ryan McQuade September 1, 2023

From the opening title cards and credits of Alexander Payne’s latest film, The Holdovers, he instantly transports us back in time by presenting a film... Read More

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

Ben Rolph September 1, 2023

Yorgos Lanthimos is back with a whole new wonderful and wacky creation. Poor Things is a twisted and spellbinding coming-of-age tale that sees Emma Stone... Read More

‘The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar’ Review: Wes Anderson’s First of Four New Adaptations of Roald Dahl Shorts Heralds a New Era for the Filmmaker | Venice

Adam Solomons September 1, 2023

The first of four Roald Dahl short stories adapted by Wes Anderson as part of Netflix’s reported half-a-billion-dollar deal with the Dahl Estate, The Wonderful... Read More

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

Savina Petkova September 1, 2023

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