Venice 2024 and the Epidemic of the 140-Minute Movie
Park Chan-wook's No Other Choice joins the long list of overlong entries at Venice 2024, fueling concerns about the festival’s…
Barbera’s Bet: Can ‘The Smashing Machine’ Shoulder the Weight of Venice 2025?
Venice Film Festival director Alberto Barbera is betting big on Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine. Will this grungy character study…
Venice 2025 Lineup: Del Toro, Bigelow, Lanthimos Lead
Venice 2025 assembles one of the densest auteur lineups in festival history. But beneath the prestige sheen, something feels off—overlengths,…
The Testament of Ann Lee in 70mm: Mona Fastvold Brings Her Mad Hymn to Venice
Amanda Seyfried plays a cult leader in The Testament of Ann Lee, a bold 18th-century musical epic premiering at Venice…
Laura Poitras Returns to Venice. Quietly, Sharply, and Right on Time.
In a year of predictable leaks and pre-chewed festival buzz, Laura Poitras has pulled off the rarest trick in nonfiction…
Venice 2025: The Competition Is No Country for Lightweights
With its 82nd edition around the corner, the Venice Film Festival unveils a heavyweight competition slate—one that leans less on…
Neon’s Gamble: Park Chan-Wook’s ‘No Other Choice’ Heads to Venice With Blood on Its Résumé
Neon bets on Park Chan-wook’s corporate thriller No Other Choice , starring Lee Byung Hun as a desperate man turning…
Venice Lineup Leaks: Daniel Day-Lewis Unretires, Safdie Goes Full MMA, and Netflix Crawls Back
Daniel Day-Lewis is back. Benny Safdie is going full bruiser. And after ghosting Cannes, Netflix might finally rejoin the film…
Alexander Payne’s Venice Role Is a Win for Cinema—But a Test for Film Culture
Alexander Payne’s new gig could elevate the Venice Film Festival—or expose how out-of-step auteur worship has become. The real story?…
Pedro Almodovar’s ‘The Room Next Door’ Triumphs at Venice Film Festival 2024
Pedro Almodovar’s The Room Next Door Wins Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion The Venice Film Festival, one of cinema’s most…
