Venice Film Festival

Dead for a Dollar – first-look review

By Leila Latif

There should be a warrant out for someone's arrest after this dire western from Walter Hill.

The Eternal Daughter – first-look review

By Catherine Bray

Tilda Swinton plays both mother and daughter in Joanna Hogg's eerie and effective exploration of parent-child relationships.

Love Life – first-look review

By Xuanlin Tham

Koji Fukuda's ninth feature fails to meet the mark when it comes to exploring the knotty topic of familial grief.

Don’t Worry Darling – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Florence Pugh can't save this underwhelming retro sci-fi from its overreliance on genre cliches.

The Banshees of Inisherin – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Martin McDonagh reunites with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson for a biting but charming examination of a disintegrating friendship against the backdrop of the Irish Civil War.

The Whale – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Brendan Fraser gives his all as a morbidly obese man trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter before his death.

Other People’s Children – first-look review

By David Jenkins

Rebecca Zlotowski’s wistful character study of a woman navigating the highs and lows of middle age bursts with passion and insight.

Pearl – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Mia Goth reprises her role as a homicidal farm girl in Ti West's aesthetically pleasing but otherwise empty horror prequel.

Master Gardener – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Joel Edgerton plays a horticulturist with a troubled past in Paul Schrader's beautiful but underwhelming drama.

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed – first-look review

By Leila Latif

Laura Poitras documents US artist Nan Goldin's attempts to expose the Sackler family for their role in the US opioid crisis, but with mixed results.

Athena – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Tensions flair between a group of angry protesters and the police in Romain Gavras' stylish but frustrating action-drama.

Bones and All – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Taylor Russell and Timothée Chalamet play a pair of young cannibals on a trans-America road trip in Luca Guadagnino's sweet, squelchy horror romance.

A Couple – first-look review

By Rafa Sales Ross

Frederick Wiseman reflects on the relationship between Leo Tolstoy and his wife Sophia Tolstaya in his first foray into fiction filmmaking.

Blue Jean – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Georgia Oakley delivers an assured debut with her poignant portrait of a lesbian teacher living in Thatcher's Britain.

Bardo – first-look review

By Rafa Sales Ross

Alejandro G Iñárritu grapples with creative fulfilment and the Mexican diaspora in his sprawling, semi-autobiographical surrealist drama.

Tár – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Cate Blanchett is captivating as formidable, world famous classical composer in Todd Fields’ frustrating study of the cult of genius.

White Noise – first-look review

By Hannah Strong

Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig reunite as a couple grappling with their fear of death in Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel.

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