Venice 2024
Red Sea Film Fest Books ‘Black Dog,’ ‘Santosh,’ ‘Familiar Touch’ for Festival Favorites Program
The lineup of 12 movies from the fest circuit, including two from Africa, will be "showcasing diverse voices and perspectives," organizers of the event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, say.
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‘TWST: Things We Said Today’ Review: A Thrillingly Experimental Beatles Doc Serves up a Dynamic Snapshot of a Moment in Time
Director Andrei Ujica blends archival footage with animation and narration for a unique feature that's built around, but never actually shows, the band's iconic 1965 Shea Stadium concert.
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THR Critics Pick the Best Films From the Fall Festivals
An ambitious American immigrant saga, Nicole Kidman’s steamy erotic thriller, an intimate John Lennon doc and a trippy Luca Guadagnino-Daniel Craig collaboration are among our reviewers’ 15 faves out of Venice, Telluride and Toronto.
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‘Youth (Homecoming)’ Review: Documentarian Wang Bing Concludes His Chinese Garment Workers Trilogy in Compelling Fashion
A follow-up to 2023's 'Youth (Spring)' and this year's 'Youth (Hard Times),' the film follows several factory workers as they return to their hometowns to celebrate the New Year.
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Nicole Kidman Misses Venice Film Festival Awards Due to Mother’s Death
'Babygirl' director Halina Reijn accepted Kidman's award for best actress on her behalf.
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‘Love’ Review: A Charming and Intelligent Norwegian Dramedy to Win Over Hearts and Minds
The film, about two colleagues with very different approaches to sex and romance, is the second in a planned thematic trilogy from writer-director Dag Johan Haugerud.
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‘Happy Holidays’ Review: A Cleverly Structured Palestinian Drama Explores Constriction and Complicity in Israeli Society
The latest feature by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Scandar Copti ('Ajami') observes four characters whose fates are linked through a series of surprising events.
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‘Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter Two’ Review: Kevin Costner’s Western Epic Trudges Ahead With a Slightly More Watchable Sequel
Sienna Miller, Giovanni Ribisi and Luke Wilson also star in the sweeping adventure, intended as part of a four-film series about the settlement of the American frontier.
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‘Stranger Eyes’ Review: A Slippery, Well-Acted Singaporean Thriller About Observation and Surveillance
The latest from director Yeo Siew Hua ('A Land Imagined') centers on a couple whose secrets are exposed after their young daughter goes missing.
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‘Of Dogs and Men’ Review: A Thoughtful and Quietly Powerful Israeli Docudrama Explores the Aftermath of Oct. 7
Director Dani Rosenberg ('The Vanishing Soldier') shot his latest feature at the Nir Oz kibbutz just weeks after the attacks that ignited the current Israel-Hamas war.
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Alex Ross Perry’s ‘Pavements’ Lands at Utopia After Venice Bow
The distribution deal follows a world premiere on the Lido for the musical portrait of the iconic 1990s rock band.
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‘April’ Review: A Doctor Dispenses Off-The-Books Abortions in Miraculous, Wrenching Georgian Drama
'Beginning' star Ia Sukhitashvili reunites with director Dea Kulumbegashvili for her second feature, about an OB-GYN operating in a remote rural community.
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