Venice 2019
Seberg review: Kristen Stewart is magnetic
May 5, 2020 | David Farnor
Kristen Stewart is magnetic in this thoughtful drama about politics, privacy and personal conviction.Read More
The King review: A brilliantly performed historical drama
November 1, 2019 | David Farnor
With an excellent cast and enjoyably grubby action, this revision of Henry V is far from Shakespeare, but far from dull.Read More
Netflix UK film review: The Laundromat
October 18, 2019 | David Farnor
Soderbergh takes on The Panama Papers with this pertinent and playful gambit that never quite pays off.Read More
Venice 2019 Film Reviews: Wasp Network, Rialto, Citizen K
September 2, 2019 | David Farnor
With Netflix, Amazon and HBO out in force at the Venice Film Festival 2019, we head over to the Lido to catch up with their latest offerings and review some of the other films making their debuts.
Rialto
Sometimes, the … Read More
Venice 2019: The King was an “exciting challenge” for Timothée Chalamet
September 2, 2019 | David Farnor
The King was an “exciting challenge” for Timothée Chalamet, the young star of Netflix’s new film revealed at the Venice Film Festival, where the movie has its world premiere today.
Inspired by Shakespeare’s Henry IV and V plays, and written … Read More
Venice 2019: The New Pope “addresses people’s cravings for something spiritual”
September 2, 2019 | David Farnor
The New Pope will address people’s cravings for something spiritual, John Malkovich promised at the Venice Film Festival press conference for the new series.
Paolo Sorrentino’s follow-up to his HBO series The Young Pope, this second season continues to … Read More
“Art can bring about change”: Cast and crew talk The Laundromat at Venice Film Festival
September 2, 2019 | David Farnor
This weekend sees the world premiere of Steven Soderbergh’s new movie, The Laundromat, and the cast and crew were at the Venice Film Festival to talk about the topical film.
It boasts a typically starry cast, led by Meryl Streep, … Read More
Venice Film Festival 2019 reviews: Joker, Rare Beasts
August 31, 2019 | David Farnor
With Netflix, Amazon and HBO out in force at the Venice Film Festival 2019, we head over to the Lido to catch up with their latest offerings and review some of the other films making their debuts.
Joker
“People don’t … Read More
