Venice Film Festival - The Film Verdict

Stolen

Posted by Deborah Young | Sep 1, 2023 | Festivals, VENICE 2023 |

The rich/poor divide in India is staggeringly vivid in Karan Tejpal’s first feature ‘Stolen’, the desperate search for a stolen baby that is powered by exciting chases and the constant threat of violence.

Poor Things

Posted by Alonso Duralde | Sep 1, 2023 | VENICE 2023, Spotlight |

Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone reteam for an audacious comic odyssey that defies genre and convention.

An Endless Sunday

Posted by Deborah Young | Sep 1, 2023 | Festivals, Toronto 2023, VENICE 2023 |

Dazzling camerawork and an exceptional trio of teenage actors dangle from a weak narrative thread in Alain Parroni’s intense first feature about underprivileged kids growing up without a future.

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Posted by Alonso Duralde | Sep 1, 2023 | VENICE 2023, Spotlight, Verdict Shorts |

Wes Anderson’s second Roald Dahl adaptation packs a feature’s worth of deadpan humor and aggressive visual style into just 37 minutes.

Dogman

Posted by Deborah Young | Aug 31, 2023 | Festivals, Featured, VENICE 2023 |

In a multi-faceted role, Caleb Landry Jones dazzles as the survivor of an inhuman childhood who believes only dogs can love him, in Luc Besson’s calculated, over-the-top yet poignant shaggy-dog story.

Tag: Venice Film Festival

Stolen

Poor Things

An Endless Sunday

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

Dogman