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‘No Other Choice’ Review: Park Chan-wook’s Jet Black Comedy Reminds Us Why He’s One of the Best in the Game [B+] Venice

Adam Solomons August 29, 2025

The first sign of violence in No Other Choice comes when our protagonist, paper factory manager You Man-su (Lee Byung-hun) explains the difference between losing... Read More

‘After the Hunt’ Review: Despite a Stellar Julia Roberts, Luca Guadagnino’s Latest is a #MeToo Misfire [C-] Venice

Roberto Ruggio August 29, 2025

A lot has changed since 2017, when the first accusations against film producer Harvey Weinstein surfaced. One after one, the women who were sexually harassed... Read More

‘Hijra’ Review: Shahad Ameen Crafts a Moving Story of Self-Empowerment and Discovery [A-] Venice

Mina Takla August 29, 2025

In her second outing as a feature-length filmmaker, Saudi Arabian director Shahad Ameen goes bolder and deeper with Hijra, a quietly devastating film that is... Read More

‘Bugonia’ Review: Jesse Plemons Gives a Masterful Performance in Yorgos Lanthimos’s Plea for Eco-Empathy [A-] Venice

Mina Takla August 28, 2025

Yorgos Lanthimos is back at the Lido with one of his most fascinating, multi-layered and daring films. In Bugonia, the subversive filmmaker manages to tackle... Read More

‘Ghost Elephants’ Review: Werner Herzog Adds Characteristic Existential Poignancy to Entertaining Nature Doc [B] Venice

Adam Solomons August 28, 2025

Werner Herzog’s irreverent stoicism, which seems to get an ounce cheekier every year, does some heavy lifting in a documentary which might otherwise border on... Read More

52nd Telluride Film Festival Lineup: World Premieres of ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,’ ‘Ballad of a Small Player’

Erik Anderson August 28, 2025

Famously for not announcing their lineup until the day before, the Telluride Film Festival list is here, filled with highly anticipated world premieres including Chloé... Read More

‘Father’ Review: Tereza Nvotová’s Examination of a Life Barely Scratches the Surface [C] Venice

Mina Takla August 28, 2025

Selected as the Opening Film of this year’s Venice International Film Festival’s Orizzonti section, Tereza Nvotová’s Father features an interesting premise, rarely discussed in film,... Read More

33rd Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) to Open with ‘Eternity,’ Spotlights on ‘Blue Moon,’ ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’

Film Festivals

33rd Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) to Open with ‘Eternity,’ Spotlights on ‘Blue Moon,’ ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’

Erik Anderson August 28, 2025

The Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF), presented by Artemis Rising Foundation, announced today its Opening Night selection, David Freyne’s Eternity (US Premiere), with star Elizabeth Olsen in... Read More

‘La Grazia’ Review: Paolo Sorrentino’s Richly Drawn Political Drama of a Leader Who’s Lost his Purpose is One of His Best Films [A] Venice

Roberto Ruggio August 27, 2025

If we think about politics in this day and age, our first reaction is probably disgust, disappointment, disillusionment, or outright fear. In a crucial age... Read More

‘Hamnet’ Teaser Trailer Reveals Chloé Zhao’s Tale of an Untold Love Story with Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal

Trailers

‘Hamnet’ Teaser Trailer Reveals Chloé Zhao’s Tale of an Untold Love Story with Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal

Erik Anderson August 26, 2025

Focus Features has released the first teaser trailer for the highly anticipated new film from Oscar winner Chloé Zhao, Hamnet, an adaptation of the Maggie... Read More

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