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![‘Ink’ Review: Danny Boyle’s Punk-Rock Rupert Murdoch Drama Moves Fast, But The Headlines Don’t Always Stick [Venice]](/api/proxy/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.theplaylist.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F08%2F25100929%2FInk-Danny-Boyle-1024x683.jpg)
If anyone missed the memo that we live in the information ecosystem that Rupert Murdoch built, the postscript montage at the end of “Ink” lays out exactly what havoc he wrought on the world. Lest any audience member be unable to draw the parallels for themselves, a rapid-fire edit lays the blame for everything from spr
In 1965, writer Gay Talese was tasked with profiling Frank Sinatra for Esquire. Sinatra refused the interview, as expected. Talese kept working on the piece, which was less expected. For three months, he followed the singer and interviewed anyone willing to speak. In a letter to his editor, the journalist noted how the
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TELLURIDE – It’s been a long time since a secret screen gained this much attention at the Telluride Film Festival, but the scheduled “TBA” for Sunday night lived up to the hype. Long rumored, “You Can See Everything” is a documentary project shot over a three-year period by filmmakers Nathan Fielder ( “The Rehearsal” )
There is something perversely funny about watching Léa Seydoux, Cate Blanchett, Dave Bautista, Lily-Rose Depp, Riley Keough, Doona Bae, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Chris Pine assemble for a film that often feels like the Zellner Brothers somehow persuaded several major stars to participate in an especially elaborate Roger
![‘Hombre al Agua’ Review: Gael García Bernal’s Class Satire Can’t Quite Keep Its Head Above Water [Venice]](/api/proxy/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.theplaylist.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2F06164932%2FHombre-Al-Agua-Gael-Garcia-Bernal-1024x682.jpg)
Lauded Mexican actor Gael García Bernal has built his directorial career around a noted curiosity about class issues in Latin America. His debut, 2007’s “Déficit,” dissected the foundational hypocrisies of Mexico’s middle-class elite through an eventful house party thrown by a bunch of entitled teens. With 2019’s “Chic
![‘The Debut’ Review: Julianne Moore Is Transformative In Jesse Eisenberg’s Brilliant Musical Comedy [Telluride]](/api/proxy/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.theplaylist.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F08%2F11050430%2FJulianneMooreTheDebut-1024x597.jpg)
TELLURIDE: From what you’ve read or seen so far, Jesse Eisenberg’s “The Debut” doesn’t seem like one of those movies you simply don’t want to spoil, but you’d be wrong. Dancing around the arc Eisenberg has written for Mona Friedman ( Julianne Moore ) in a review such as this is not only necessary to experience the film
The phrase “I’ll tell you a story” has seldom felt like such a threat as it does in Casey Affleck ’s misbegotten third directorial effort, “Company.” This nesting doll of interconnected anecdotes, all unfolding inside fireside chats, veers as many levels away from its main timeline as Christopher Nolan ’s “Inception” w
![‘Bunker’ Review: Javier Bardem & Penélope Cruz Get Trapped In Florian Zeller’s Blunt Class Satire [Venice]](/api/proxy/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.theplaylist.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F07%2F20144515%2Fbunker-tiff-1024x576.jpg)
There’s no shortage of ideas rattling around inside Florian Zeller ’s “ Bunker ,” a class drama built around wealth, privilege, resentment, and the fantasy of escaping a collapsing world. However, “Bunker” achieves a dual distinction so rare it would be impressive if it weren’t so ignominious. Zeller manages to make a
![‘Look Back’ Review: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Tender Manga Adaptation Is Too Thinly Sketched [Venice]](/api/proxy/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.theplaylist.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F07%2F20150023%2Flook-back-Hirokazu-Koreeda--1024x576.jpg)
Japanese writer-director Hirokazu Kore-eda has long made space for children’s perspectives and feelings in his work. Even beyond “Nobody Knows,” which follows four half-siblings living without their parents, his filmography features countless examples of taking young generations as seriously as older ones in his ensemb
![‘The Liberation’ Review: Carrie Coon And Bella Ramsey Impress In Guy Nattiv’s Cult Drama Where The Thrills Hit Too Late [Telluride]](/api/proxy/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.theplaylist.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F08%2F11072250%2FCarrieCoonTracyLettsTheLiberation-1024x597.jpg)
TELLURIDE – Context is everything. If an audience is aware that “The Liberation” was “inspired” by a true story before it began, it might be viewed through a different lens. But director and screenwriter Guy Nattiv only hints at this important distinction with a dedication and video clip at the end of his opus. That mi
![‘The City Of The Living’ Review: A Gripping Coming-Of-Age Tale Hidden Inside A True-Crime Tragedy [Venice]](/api/proxy/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.theplaylist.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F09%2F06084445%2F114627-LA_CITT___DEI_VIVI__THE_CITY_OF_LIVING__-_Emanuele_Maria_Di_Stefano_and_Gaia_Merlonghi__Credits_Paolo_Ciriello_-1024x683.jpg)
The youth of the victim, the gruesomeness of the crime, the affluent profile of the accused, and the absence of motive made the case a national obsession in Italy, spawning countless books, podcasts, documentaries, and news programs. The story was sensational enough to break containment and show up in English-language
![‘Tenzing’ Review: A Mount Everest Legend Gets His Due In A Moving But Predictable Biopic [Telluride]](/api/proxy/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.theplaylist.net%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F07%2F24113438%2FApple_TV_Tenzing_key_art_graphic_header_16_9_show_home.jpg.large_2x-1024x577.jpg)
TELLURIDE: A painter may excel in oils, but struggle in watercolors. A guitar player may thrive with rock music, but stumble in the country realm. For a documentary filmmaker, one of the most difficult creative transitions is transitioning into fictional waters. Even the most visionary documentarians can find themselve
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