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‘Suburbicon’ Finds George Clooney Doing Coen Brothers Karaoke [Venice Review]

September 2, 2017 8:26 am

It's possible that the Coen Brothers are both the best and the worst thing to have happened to George Clooney's Hollywood career. The narcissistic idiots he has played for them on more than one occasion added a...

‘Brawl In Cell Block 99’ Is A Bloody, Meaty, Gruesome Blast [Venice Review]

Jessica Kiang

September 2, 2017 7:30 am

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

The book that will someday be written detailing the evolution of the cinematic head-stomp will be divided, rather like the most unfortunate victim of "Bone Tomahawk," into two halves: before S. Craig Zahler's '...

‘Lean On Pete’ Saddles Up A Low-Key, Brokenhearted Drama [Venice Review]

Jessica Kiang

September 1, 2017 8:46 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

"Lean on me, when you're not strong, and I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on," goes the chorus of the Bill Withers song that the title of Andrew Haigh's new movie inevitably recalls. Gird that impressio...

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Paul Schrader’s ‘First Reformed’ Is A Gripping Spiritual Riff On ‘Taxi Driver’ [Venice Review]

Rodrigo Perez

August 31, 2017 4:17 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

The burden of faith and the torment of upholding fractured belief has marked many filmmakers, but perhaps none quite as woundingly personally as Paul Schrader, the writer behind “The Last Temptation of Christ” ...

Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘The Shape Of Water’ Is Sweet & Scary Movie Magic [Venice Review]

Jessica Kiang

August 31, 2017 8:51 am

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

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If it's true that every culture gets the fairytales it deserves, it's hard to see what we've done lately to merit anything as lovely as Guillermo del Toro's "The Shape of Water." It's a Cold War paranoia thrill...

Lucrecia Martel’s ‘Zama’ Is Difficult, Beautiful & Cruel [Venice Review]

Jessica Kiang

August 30, 2017 11:18 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Waiting and hoping: In Spanish, the native tongue of Argentinian director Lucrecia Martel, and the language of her highly anticipated, frequently delayed new film, the word is the same. It's not just a trick of...

Alexander Payne’s ‘Downsizing’ With Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig & Christoph Waltz [Venice Review]

Jessica Kiang

August 30, 2017 9:06 am

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

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Can there be any clearer signal of reality warping as we hurtle toward imminent apocalypse than the fact that Alexander Payne has made a life-affirming film? Venice opener "Downsizing" takes the long road getti...

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13 Oscar Players That Demand Your Attention This Fall And What To Look For

Gregory Ellwood

August 25, 2017 11:29 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News

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When the Venice Film Festival kicks off next Wednesday it will signal the unofficial start of the 2017-2018 awards season. Yes, it's that time again. It feels like the improbable Best Picture win by "Moonligh...

Venice 2017 Line-Up Led By Darren Aronofsky, Guillermo Del Toro, George Clooney, William Friedkin & More

Oliver Lyttelton

July 27, 2017 6:42 am

Festivals, News

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With the steady stream of blockbusters starting to dry up, fall festival season is fast approaching, and following big TIFF and NYFF announcements earlier in the week, Venice debuted their 2017 slate this morni...

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