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‘Django & Django’: This Supposed Sergio Corbucci Doc Mostly Caters To The Musings Of Quentin Tarantino [Venice Review]

September 10, 2021 9:08 am

Quentin Tarantino never met a camera or microphone he didn’t love, and in Luca Rea’s documentary “Django & Django,” they love him right back. The title is a bit of a misnomer – it’s not really about Sergio...

‘Freaks Out’: Gabriele Mainetti’s Circus-y Nazisploitation Fantasy Caper Is A Hot Mess [Venice Review]

Sophie Monks Kaufman

September 9, 2021 3:01 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Where to begin with “Freaks Out,” a Nazisploitation fantasy caper with circus trappings and a tin-ear for taste. The puzzling thing about Italian director Gabriele Mainetti’s feature set in 1943 in German-occu...

Kate Hudson, Mona Lisa and The Blood Moon

Ana Lily Amirpour’s ‘Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon’ is a Sweet, Scuzzy Blast of Pure Escapism [Venice Review]

Jessica Kiang

September 5, 2021 3:45 pm

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

Like finding a grubby, balled-up bill in your spangly g-string and uncrumpling it to discover doughy old Ben Franklin staring benignly back at you, Ana Lily Amirpour's third feature is a sweet, scuzzy surprise...

‘Sundown’: Tim Roth and Charlotte Gainsbourg Play Siblings In Michel Franco’s Tragic Acapulco-Set Drama [Venice Review]

Carlos Aguilar

September 5, 2021 2:49 pm

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Anyone familiar with the work of Mexican director Michel Franco, whether they be admirers or detractors, can attest to the “this is not going to end well” sentiment his sordid cinematic provocations instill. W...

‘Miracle’ Lives Up To Its Name, Seamlessly Blending Narrative, Style, & Technique With Devastating Results [Venice Review]

Warren Cantrell

September 5, 2021 2:15 pm

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A journey of discovery rooted in questions about faith, fate, and mortality, “Miracle” offers up revelations like slow drips from a faucet, building to a staggering conclusion that synthesizes all of the film’...

‘The Peacock’s Paradise’: Laura Bispuri Crafts A Masterclass In Mediocre Filmmaking [Venice Review]

Jonathan Christian

September 5, 2021 11:15 am

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“The Peacock’s Paradise” is one of the worst types of films to watch and review. Ineffectual in its style, but inoffensive in its content and execution, Laura Bispuri’s most recent directorial effort fails to ...

Giving Life to a Lost Community in ‘Three Minutes – A Lengthening’ [Venice Review]

Joe Blessing

September 4, 2021 5:04 pm

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A poetic meditation on film, history, and loss, “Three Minutes – A Lengthening” gives a glimpse into a lost world and then unpacks just how much can be learned from that brief fragment. While on a grand ...

‘Last Night In Soho’ Sees Edgar Wright Running On The Fumes Of Old Enthusiasms [Venice Review]

Jessica Kiang

September 4, 2021 4:31 pm

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Guess it had to happen sometime, but it's a shame that the previously-thought-to-be inexhaustible energy resource of Edgar Wright's omnivorous, giddy cinephilia should finally be showing signs running out righ...

‘Scenes From A Marriage’: Jessica Chastain & Oscar Isaac Shatter Hearts In Wrenching Divorce Series [Venice Review]

Rodrigo Perez

September 4, 2021 4:09 pm

Features, News, Reviews, Television

“Why does it take so long to break up? Why does no one talk about the fact that is endless trauma?” Jessica Chastain asks in a heartbreaking moment from HBO’s devastating marital and breakup mini-series “Scen...

‘Madeleine Collins’ Starring Virginie Efira Is A Knotty Exploration of A Dual Life [Venice Review]

Christian Gallichio

September 4, 2021 3:06 pm

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Beginning with a dizzying one-shot that follows Judith - or is it Margot? - around a high-end clothing store before a fainting spell upends her shopping trip, Antoine Barraud’s “Madeleine Collins” is a laser-f...

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