Venice and Toronto 2011. Sion Sono's "Himizu"
David HudsonThe general consensus: screechingly loud, sloppily incongruous, but possibly great.
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Venice and Toronto 2011. Andrea Arnold's "Wuthering Heights"
David Hudson“A beautiful rough beast of a movie,” find most critics so far, though some do have their reservations.
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Venice and Toronto 2011. Ann Hui's "A Simple Life"
David Hudson“Ann Hui’s brilliant filmography extends back to 1979, and this new work instantly earns pride of place as one of its glories.”
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Venice and Toronto 2011. Amir Naderi's "Cut"
David HudsonDerided in the trades, Cut finds its defenders elsewhere.
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Venice 2011. Those Who Burn Within
Daniel KasmanPhilippe Garrel’s new film, in competition at Venice, miscasts its two leads but features a turn by a French actress that cannot be missed.
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Venice 2011. Performance Studies
Daniel KasmanGiorgos Lanthimos’ followup to Dogtooth suffers from the same problems as his breakthrough.
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Venice and Toronto 2011. Todd Solondz's "Dark Horse"
David HudsonDark Horse “might just represent the warmest film Solondz is capable of making.”
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Venice 2011. Nicholas Ray's "We Can't Go Home Again"
David HudsonThe restoration of Ray’s experimental collaboration has premiered in Venice; meantime, a Nicholas Ray is off and running through Thursday.
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Venice 2011. Tomas Alfredson's "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy"
David HudsonA very strong first round of reviews for Alfredson’s adaptation of John Le Carré’s classic novel.
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Venice 2011. Victor Kossakovsky's "¡Vivan las antipodas!"
David HudsonA “brightly original and, for once, entirely positive take on the planet Earth.”
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Venice 2011. Al Pacino's "Wilde Salome"
David HudsonThey’re saying it’s a mess. Some are saying, though, that it’s a very fun mess.
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Venice 2011. Ching Siu-Tung's "The Sorcerer and the White Snake"
David HudsonFor some, a deluge of CGI drowns Tony Ching’s latest; others have simply kicked back and enjoyed the ride.