Cover-Up Review: The Most Important American Documentary of the Year

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. Cover-Up opens in theaters on December 19 and arrives on Netflix on December 26...

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...

Venice Review: Pietro Marcello’s Duse Serves a Straightforward Tribute to a Legendary Prima Donna

In 1921, three years since the end of WWI, a train departed the small town of Aquileia in northeastern Italy. Draped in flags and wreathes, it carried the coff...

Venice Review: Pin de Fartie Is a Playful, Head-Spinning Take on Samuel Beckett

Since the early 2000s, the fiercely independent Argentine filmmaking collective El Pampero Cine has built a sui generis filmography by shirking conventions...