‘The Beast’ Review: Léa Seydoux and George MacKay Cross Space and Time in Bonello’s Genre-Bending Romance | Venice
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
Reviews
‘Maestro’ Review: Bradley Cooper’s Sophomore Film Hits All the Right Notes | Venice
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
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
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
‘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 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
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
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
‘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
‘Lost in Translation’ Retrospective: A Kiss is Still a Kiss
Having recently watched Sofia Coppola’s first feature, The Virgin Suicides, I was struck by the honesty in which she portrays the young sisters led by... 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
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