'All My Puny Sorrows' is a well-acted adaptation with real pain at its core, but feels overly verbose and affected in its dialogue to feel fully natural.…
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Maria Schrader’s 'I’m Your Man' approaches the concept of exploiting loneliness for profit with understanding and tenderness, while exploring the questionable aspects of replicant beings.…
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Javier Andrade’s 'Lo Invisible' is a tightly constructed examination of a woman with postpartum depression.…
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: A hilarious high-concept satire with a perfectionist’s eye for plot construction, Official Competition doesn’t take itself - or its medium - too seriously, but glimmers with respect and affection for the form.…
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Advertisements When someone says, “I was born in the wrong era,” it usually means two things: they’re easily charmed by aesthetics, and they don’t contemplate historical social issues too deeply. Both statements apply to Ellie, the protagonist of Edgar Wright’s Venice-premiering Last…
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Céline Sciamma returns with another breathtaking feature, this one bringing her back to exploring the complexities of childhood.…
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Lucile Hadžihalilović’s 'Earwig' is a delirious journey through a dreamscape, where the unexplained is what makes it inexplicably entrancing.…
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Venice 2021 ‘Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon’ Review: A Superhero Coming of Age in Neon-Lit New Orleans
Ana Lily Amirpour brings her signature mashup of styles, genres, and inspiration to her third feature, which follows a young woman with mind control powers on a trippy odyssey of self-discovery.…
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Pedro Almodóvar balances his playful style with a mature contemplation of personal and national identity in his newest feature, starring Penélope Cruz and Milena Smit.…
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'The White Lotus' showcases the complex relationships workers have to capital and how multiple social factors influence these characters' professional outcomes.…
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