Venice 2024: Joker Folie à Deux
Aiman Ouladali “Joker: Folie à Deux” arrived with high expectations, promising to delve deeper into the twisted psyche of Arthur Fleck and introduce a bold, musical twist to the narrative. Unfortunately, what…
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Venice 2024: The Room Next Door
At the Venice Film Festival this year, amidst a lineup of cinematic marvels, Pedro Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door” emerged as a transcendent masterpiece that left an indelible mark on…
Venice 2024: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” Tim Burton’s latest venture back into the delightfully macabre world he first introduced us to in 1988, premiered to eager audiences at the Venice Film Festival. The film…
Venice 2024: Maria
Pablo Larraín’s “Maria,” starring Angelina Jolie as the legendary soprano Maria Callas, is a lush yet somber journey through the final days of one of opera’s most iconic figures. The…
Venice 2024: Wolfs
“Wolfs,” directed by Jon Watts, brings together Hollywood heavyweights George Clooney and Brad Pitt in a slick action-comedy that promises much but delivers only intermittently. The film aims to recapture…
Venice 2024: The Order
Attending the Venice Film Festival this year, “The Order” emerged as one of the most impactful films I had the privilege to experience. Directed by Justin Kurzel, this explosive crime…
Venice 2024: Babygirl
“Babygirl,” directed by Halina Reijn, is a daring exploration of power dynamics, desire, and the thin line between control and chaos in the corporate world. Starring Nicole Kidman as Romy,…
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
Furiosa: A Thrilling Prequel That Matches Fury Road’s Insanity “Furiosa,” the latest installment in the Mad Max saga, masterfully explores the origins of its titular character with a blend of…
Cannes 2024: The Apprentice
Ali Abbasi’s “The Apprentice” ventures into bold, uncharted territory, taking on the controversial figure of Donald Trump with an audacious and unflinching lens. Focusing on Trump’s formative years under the…
Cannes 2024: Kinds Of Kindness
In “Kinds of Kindness,” Yorgos Lanthimos serves up a heady cocktail of existential dread, dark humor, and the perverse complexities of human nature. This anthology film, presented as a triptych…