Venice Film Festival
The Killer: An enjoyable thriller
November 8, 2023 | Matthew TurnerMichael Fassbender excels as a meticulous assassin who loses control in David Fincher’s enjoyably sleek thriller.Read More
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar: A colourful and entertaining short
September 27, 2023 | Matthew TurnerRalph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ben Kingsley headline Wes Anderson’s colourful and entertaining short based on Roald Dahl’s story.Read More
El Conde: A deliciously dark satire
September 15, 2023 | Matthew TurnerPablo Larrain’s deliciously dark satire imagines Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet as a 250 year-old vampire.Read More
Trailer: Michael Mann’s Ferrari rides on to Sky Cinema
September 1, 2023 | David FarnorMichael Mann’s Ferrari will ride on to Sky Cinema next year, following its theatrical run, and a new trailer gives us a first look at the film.
Starring Adam Driver and Penelope Cruz, the drama takes us back to the … Read More
Netflix storms Venice Film Festival as strikes loom large
July 26, 2023 | David FarnorNetflix is heading to Venice in a big way this year, with five movies set to debut at the film festival.
The event has long been a favourite of the streamer to launch its awards contenders, partly thanks to tensions … Read More
Society of the Snow: A moving survival thriller
January 4, 2023 | Matthew TurnerJA Bayona directs this superbly made and powerfully moving survival thriller, based on the 1972 Andes flight disaster.
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White Noise review: Uneven but entertaining
December 30, 2022 | Matthew TurnerAdam Driver and Greta Gerwig are terrific in Noah Baumbach’s uneven but entertaining adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel.Read More
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths review: Stunningly self-indulgent
December 16, 2022 | Matthew TurnerA renowned filmmaker has an existential crisis in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s stunningly self-indulgent quasi-autobiographical epic.Read More
Blonde review: Ana de Armas delivers a bombshell turn as Marilyn Monroe
September 28, 2022 | Matthew TurnerAna de Armas delivers a bombshell turn as Marilyn Monroe in Andrew Dominik’s powerful adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ novel.Read More
Netflix wins big at Venice Film Festival
September 13, 2021 | David FarnorNetflix took home multiple awards at the Venice Film Festival this weekend.
The streamer has increasingly stepped up its presence at the Italian event, as it uses the festival not only to premiere its titles with some prestige but also … Read More