Venice, Telluride, Toronto 2011. Steve McQueen's "Shame"
David HudsonSolid first reviews for McQueen’s followup to Hunger.
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Venice 2011. Subconscious Battles
Daniel KasmanDavid Cronenberg’s A Dangerous Method tackles Jung, Freud and psychosexual frontiers with a supreme, stately restraint.
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Venice and Toronto 2011. Paronnaud and Satrapi's "Chicken with Plums"
David HudsonVincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi’s followup to Persepolis splits the critics.
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Venice 2011. Private Photos
Daniel KasmanRoss McElwee’s new documentary brings a unique definition to the idea of personal or private cinema.
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Venice and Toronto 2011. Giorgos Lanthimos's "Alps"
David Hudson“It’d be rash to call it a better film than Dogtooth, but it is, in the relative scheme of these things, a bigger one.”
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Venice and Toronto 2011. Philippe Garrel's "That Summer"
David HudsonSo far, there’s little but disappointment across the board in this latest color feature from Garrel.
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Venice 2011. Steven Soderbergh's "Contagion"
David HudsonMost critics get a kick out of Soderbergh’s first all-star blow-out since Ocean’s Thirteen, but some have reservations.
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Venice 2011. A Fistful of Cinema
Daniel KasmanCinephilia is put to the ultimate test in Amir Naderi’s terrific film from Japan, Cut.
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Venice 2011. Art Is Terror from Any Other Angle
Daniel KasmanA magic mirror reveals art and terror in London’s National Gallery.
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Venice, Telluride, Toronto 2011. David Cronenberg's "A Dangerous Method"
David HudsonStrong first reviews for Cronenberg’s retelling of the Sabina Spielrein case.
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Venice 2011. Last Stop: Brooklyn
Daniel KasmanTwo couples, one apartment in Brooklyn, an 18 year-old single malt Scotch and Roman Polanski.
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Venice and Toronto 2011. Madonna's "W.E."
David HudsonPans, mostly, for Madonna’s second feature as a director, a couple of them rather furious. But one critic at least is amused.