La Grazia Review: Paolo Sorrentino Struggles to Match Toni Servillo’s Talents

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. La Grazia opens in theaters on December 5. In something of a rare feat, all ...

Bugonia Review: Yorgos Lanthimos Honors Korean Predecessor with a Potent Mix of Comedy and Horror

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. Bugonia opens in theaters on October 24. After dabbling in dystopian fantasy...

Frankenstein Review: Guillermo del Toro Crafts an Intricate World and Rhythmically Off-Kilter Adaptation

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. Frankenstein opens in theaters on October 17 and arrives on Netflix on November...

A House of Dynamite Review: A Ruthlessly Effective Thriller

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. A House of Dynamite arrives in theaters on October 10 and on Netflix on October...

After the Hunt Review: A Regressive, Unimaginative Take on Post-MeToo Era

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. After the Hunt arrives in theaters on October 10. “It’s a fucking minefield,...

The Smashing Machine Review: An Impressive Dwayne Johnson Softens Benny Safdie’s Drama

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. The Smashing Machine arrives in theaters on October 3. The Smashing Machine ...

MEGADOC Review: Behind the Scenes of Francis Ford Coppola’s Legendary Big Swing

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. MEGADOC opens in theaters on September 19. A risky filmmaking project with F...

TIFF Review: Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice is Rage-Filled and Blood-Drenched

There's no telling whether Park Chan-wook is a fan of the Sex Pistols. But during his latest film, No Other Choice, I found myself pondering the line John ...

Venice Review: Marc by Sofia is an Agreeable Documentary Portrait Lacking Intimacy

Sofia Coppola, Marc Jacobs, and 30 years of friendship between them––this triad was promising enough for A24 to jump on the project and for the Venice Film Fes...

Venice Review: The Last Viking is an Ode to Oddballs, Mads Mikkelsen, and the Beatles

“The world is full of people,” states the anonymous narrator of Anders Thomas Jensen’s The Last Viking as an opening, hand-drawn animation tells a rather distu...