Be Brave (documentary) ½
This story the audience was about to see really happened, claims a text at the beginning of Francesco Carrozzini’s promotionalContinue Reading
Tag: Italy
Scherzetto ★★½
There comes a moment in Mario Martone‘s curious mélange of comedy and creepiness, premiering out of competition at the 83rdContinue Reading
Marco Bellocchio: La porta della Realtà (documentary) ★★
Conceived after nearly two decades of collaboration between the prominent photographer and the renowned filmmaker, and feeling about as long,Continue Reading
The Holy Boy ★★ ½
If a place is called “The Valley of Smiles”—as the setting of Paolo Strippoli‘s quasi-religious horror tale is named byContinue Reading
La grazia ★★★
La grazia is a political drama of a bygone era (a less jaded one). It is set in the lastContinue Reading
Father Mother Sister Brother ★★★½
Father Mother Sister Brother is a film built on its silence. It is quiet and unassuming in general, but itContinue Reading
I Want Her Dead (documentary) ★½
Two archenemies, a longstanding family feud, the scenic stage of a remote Calabrian village where the ruins of an antiqueContinue Reading
After the Hunt ★★★½
Perception. Acceptance. Validation. Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt is about all of these themes and more, a messy and oftenContinue Reading
Judas’ Gospel ★½
From the moment blasting heavy metal music throws the blood-red opening credits on the black screen, Giulio Base‘s fictional biopicContinue Reading
Queer ★★★½
“I’m not queer, I’m disembodied.” William Lee (Daniel Craig) is an American expat. He lives in Mexico City and spendsContinue Reading
