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

September 2, 2024

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

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

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… Read More

‘Conclave’ Review: The Audacity of Pope | Telluride

September 1, 2024

“I took my team through the mud,” said Edward Berger to a packed audience before the world premiere of his… Read More

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

August 31, 2024

Justin Kurzel is no stranger to the world of crime after making Snowtown, The True History of the Kelly Gang… Read More

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

August 31, 2024

The great historian Eric Hobsbawm called the 20th century “the short twentieth century”, as he believed that this particular century… Read More

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

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… Read More

‘Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight’ Review: A Ghostly, Ghastly Tale of Growing Up During an African Civil War | Telluride

August 31, 2024

Alexandra Fuller’s award-winning memoir Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight gets cinematic treatment, courtesy of first-time writer/director Embeth Davidtz,… Read More

‘The Friend’ Review: Naomi Watts and a Very Good Boy Named Bing Make for a Deeply Dignified Dog Story | Telluride

August 30, 2024

You don’t ever own your dog, not really. When you bring one into your life, you simply become their human,… Read More

‘Kill the Jockey’ Review: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart and Daniel Gimenez Cacho Stun in Gender Fluid Mob Dramedy | Venice

August 30, 2024

The search for identity has always been a staple subject for cinema. Who are we? What is our place in… Read More

‘Babygirl’ Review: Nicole Kidman is Feral and Fearless as a Woman Taking Charge of Her Sexual Freedom | Venice

August 30, 2024

This is a film about sex! From the first moments, as the logos of production companies flash on the screen,… Read More

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