‘Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?’ Review: War Trauma Drama Misfire
Throughout much of one-man-band director Shinya Tsukamoto’s solemn trauma drama Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?, viewers outside of Japan may be asking themselves a different question than the one posed by the title: “Why,” they might wonder, “did a Japanese filmmaker known for cultish genre flicks like Tetsuo: The Iron Man and Tokyo Fist […]
‘Making Marie Antoinette’ Review: A Delicious Coppola Mom-Daughter Doc
A film some people hated when it premiered at Cannes but which many others (those of us with excellent taste) adored from the moment they saw it in 2006, Marie Antoinette is aging exceptionally well. It’s like one of those gawky kids who, by the time they get to university, turns out to be both […]
No Paradise If You Are Killed by a Woman Iraq Oscar pick
Iraq has selected No Paradise If You Are Killed by a Woman from Norwegian-Kurdish director Halkawt Mustafa as its official submission for the 2027 Oscar race in the Best International Feature category. The film was the unanimous pick of Iraq’s official National Selection Committee for the Academy Awards, mandated by the state ministry of culture. […]
May el-Toukhy on Venice Competition Film ‘Woman Unknown’
Danish filmmaker May el-Toukhy, one of the two female directors competing for the Golden Lion this year, in Venice with a sharp, searing analysis of the women thrown to the wolves in the aftermath of World War II. Women Unknown — Scandinavian in both its aesthetic and precision — was always going to be about class, complicity […]
‘The Debut’ Has 7 Songs Written by Jesse Eisenberg, Getting Oscar Push
The Debut, Jesse Eisenberg’s third directorial feature, just had its world premiere screening at the Telluride Film Festival. Eisenberg not only directed the A24 film, which stars Oscar winner Julianne Moore as a housewife cast in a community theater production, but, The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively report, he also wrote all seven of the original songs […]
Johnny Flynn, Aimee Lou Wood ‘Embraced the Madness’ of ‘The Idiot(s)’
What went into one of the wildest works from one of our greatest literary minds? The Idiot(s) cannot be fully trusted on matters of factual accuracy, but in the unhinged spirit of its portrait of the love between Fyodor Dostoevsky (Johnny Flynn) and his great love of the time, Anna (Aimee Lou Wood) — set […]
‘Spider-Man’ Ruling Box Office for Sixth Weekend in a Row
After the fireworks of the summer, the season comes to an end with a sleepy weekend at the box office, at least in terms of new entries like By Any Means and Onslaught. Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day is expected to be No. 1 for its sixth weekend in a row, with roughly […]
‘The Liberation’ Review: Carrie Coon, Lily James in Cult Drama
As Rita Cooper (Carrie Coon) shivers outside in the cold, waiting to get picked up from a sleepover gone awry with a not-yet-cult, its leader, Ricki (Lily James), follows her out with a mug of tea. “I recognize your pain. I see what’s underneath it,” she tells her. “It’s my gift, seeing people for who […]
Robert Pattinson Hopes Chris Hansen Likes ‘Primetime’ Movie
Chris Hansen is not at the Venice Film Festival for this weekend’s world premiere of a film inspired by his work on To Catch a Predator, but the man still proved to be the center of attention during Primetime‘s press conference. “Obviously, I hope he likes the movie,” said Robert Pattinson when asked about Hansen’s […]
Werner Herzog Kate and Rooney Mara Talk Bucking Fastard Venice 2026
Werner Herzog has a bit of a wild reputation. He’d like to set the record straight. “I’m the most organized, the most focused, the most friendly person you will ever see on a set,” the German director says. “Period.” Everything else, he adds, is “the craze of media who want to create a Werner Herzog […]