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Film

Sweltering desire: a critic’s verdict on the 2024 Venice Film Festival

Queer review—sex only sells in Guadagnino’s stylish adaptation

Happyend review—Neo Sora says the kids will be alright

The Room Next Door review—an understated upstairs downstairs

Pedro Almódovar’s first English-language feature, starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton as reunited friends, is a jewel-toned tale of medical autonomy. 

Vermiglio review—an atmospheric Alpine pastoral

Maura Delporo's period feature set in a remote Italian village with a large cast of characters, has heart but not enough soul.

Maria review—portrait of the artist as an older woman

From Venice Film Festival, a first look at Pablo Larraín's biopic about the legendary opera singer Maria Callas, the third instalment in the director's unofficial trilogy of misunderstood icons of the 20th century.

The Last Samurai: in memory of Alain Delon

We pay tribute to the great French actor who left an indelible mark on cinema and pop culture.

Venice 2024: 10 unmissable films playing this year

With new features from Pedro Almodovar and Luca Guadagnino, Todd Field's Joker: Folie à deux and Pablo Larrain’s portrait of Maria Callas, here are the unmissable films at this year’s festival.

Anurag Kashyap on Gangs of Wasseypur

Few Indian films have made an impression on global cinema like the two-part crime epic Gangs of Wasseypur. Few Indian directors have made such an impact, either— changing the way their cinema is understood both at home and abroad. Writing for A Rabbit’s Foot, Anurag Kashyap describes the influences and experiences that led to his sweeping gangster story.

Happy 100th birthday, Sidney Lumet!

The prolific filmmaker Sidney Lumet would have turned 100 this year. Although not as famous as Spielberg or Scorsese, Lumet made significant contributions to American cinema with iconic films like 12 Angry Men, Serpico, and Network. PK Fellowes explores the director’s origins, and charts an influential filmic oeuvre that explores moral dilemmas and societal decay.