Ben Croll
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‘Treasure’ Review: Lena Dunham Faces Holocaust Trauma Through a Feel-Good Father-Daughter Road Movie
Berlin 2024: Little about Julia von Heinz’ film is particularly objectionable — or memorable
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‘Another End’ Review: Gael García Bernal Sci-Fi Drama Loses Its Head in the Clouds
Berlin 2024: While director Pierro Messina’s futuristic reflection on grief is plenty thought-provoking, frustrations abound
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‘Cuckoo’ Review: Hunter Schafer Enters Scream Queen Territory in Wild, Blood-Soaked Thriller
Berlin 2024: Director Tilman Singer takes inspiration from Dario Argento for this slice of Euro-horror
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‘Small Things Like These’ Review: Cillian Murphy Anchors Melancholic Tale of Yuletide Loneliness
Berlin 2024: Tim Mielants’ drama explores many of the same moral questions of “Zone of Interest”
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‘Migration’ Review: Illumination’s First Original in Years Is a Welcome Change of Pace
The animated road comedy, cowritten by Mike White, runs at a breakneck pace
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‘Memory’ Review: Jessica Chastain Leads Bleak Drama With Dash of Hope
Venice 2023: Director Michel Franco’s latest proves more user-friendly than his previous work
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Martin Scorsese, Joanna Hogg and M. Night Shyamalan Lead 200 Filmmakers in Protest of Berlinale Artistic Director’s Ousting
Carlo Chatrian’s contract has not been renewed beyond the 2024 edition of the festival
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‘Hit Man’ Review: Richard Linklater’s Screwball ‘Breaking Bad’ Absolutely Kills
Venice 2023: The comedy is a deliriously entertaining star vehicle for actor Glen Powell
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‘Coup de Chance’ Review: Woody Allen Returns to Form With French-Set Drama
Venice 2023: The filmmaker’s 50th – and potentially last – film hits all the requisite beats of his oeuvre
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‘The Killer’ Review: David Fincher Crafts a Witty Assassin Thriller for the Gig Economy
Venice 2023: Michael Fassbender’s stone-cold hitman anchors Andrew Kevin Walker’s script
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‘The Palace’ Review: Roman Polanski’s Latest Feels Like a Middle Finger to the World
Venice 2023: Little is resolved in the end but the audiences’ resolve to check out of this hotel and never return
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‘Maestro’ Review: Bradley Cooper Conducts a Masterful Symphony With Leonard Bernstein Drama
Venice 2023: The “Star is Born” filmmaker shows he’s no one-hit wonder, with Carey Mulligan meeting him beat-for-beat as Felicia Montealegre
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‘Poor Things’ Review: Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos Craft a Burlesque of Guts, Gore and Delight
Venice 2023: The film marks a change in tone change in tone from “The Favourite” filmmaker’s bleak outlook
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‘The Wonderful World of Henry Sugar’ Review: Wes Anderson’s Dahl Adaptation Breaks Fresh Ground
Venice 2023: The lauded filmmaker takes a “real time” approach to his style in the refreshingly earnest Netflix short film
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‘Dogman’ Review: Controversial Director Luc Besson Lets His Freak Flag Fly
Venice 2023: It coasts on style amiably enough, showcasing another gonzo turn from Caleb Landry Jones