Tag: wes anderson

The Palace

Posted by Deborah Young | Sep 2, 2023 | Featured, Festivals, VENICE 2023 |

The Palace, Roman Polanski’s appallingly bland black comedy about the filthy rich, is set in a fancy Swiss hotel on New Year’s Eve 1999, and not the least bit funny.

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.