Film Reviews

8216 film reviews available in total starting from 04/09/2002. Last updated on 13/01/2026. 703 film reviews inserted in the last 12 months.

The Third War by Giovanni Aloi

09/09/2020

VENICE 2020: Giovanni Aloi shines a spotlight on the everyday lives of a group of terrorist-hunting soldiers in the middle of a Paris that does not quite feel like the “City of Love”  

La Troisième Guerre

La Troisième Guerre

Sportin' Life by Abel Ferrara

09/09/2020

VENICE 2020: Abel Ferrara's new endeavour attempts to be a timely piece, but the final result is chaotic and fails to be incisive  

Sportin' Life

Sportin' Life

War and Peace by Massimo D’Anolfi, Martina Parenti

08/09/2020

VENICE 2020: Massimo D'Anolfi and Martina Parenti invite us to reflect upon the relationship between cinema and war via the places where images are conserved and restored  

Guerra e pace

Guerra e pace

Bad Roads by Natalya Vorozhbit

08/09/2020

VENICE 2020: Adapted from a stage play, this chilling debut by Natalya Vorozhbit unveils mostly pain and little hope in the war-torn Donbass region  

Pohani dorohy

Pohani dorohy

Hunted by Vincent Paronnaud

08/09/2020

Vincent Paronnaud devises a primitive fairy tale that’s both slasher film and survival story, delivering a gripping reversal of roles and genres  

Cosmogonie

Cosmogonie

Una promessa by Gianluca De Serio, Massimiliano De Serio

08/09/2020

VENICE 2020: Gianluca and Massimiliano De Serio return to fiction film with a story of fatherly love set in the cruel, illegal world of exploited farm labourers  

Spaccapietre

Spaccapietre

Zanka Contact by Ismaël El Iraki

08/09/2020

VENICE 2020: Ismaël El Iraki’s debut film is a raucous, Casablanca-set tajine western about two lost souls overcoming trauma through love, communication, and rock and roll  

Zanka Contact

Zanka Contact

Never Gonna Snow Again by Małgorzata Szumowska, Michał Englert

08/09/2020

VENICE 2020: Forget Thanos, as in this dark Polish fairy tale by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert, it’s the Ukrainian masseur who does the snap  

Śniegu już nigdy nie będzie

Śniegu już nigdy nie będzie

The New Gospel by Milo Rau

07/09/2020

VENICE 2020: In his new hybrid film, Swiss artist Milo Rau revisits the story and meaning of the Passion of the Christ in a powerful, modern setting  

Das neue Evangelium

Das neue Evangelium

Night of the Kings by Philippe Lacôte

07/09/2020

VENICE 2020: Power struggles and succession disputes are reflected in the ruthless universe of a prison filled with African mystique in the fascinating second feature film from Philippe Lacôte  

La Nuit des Rois

La Nuit des Rois

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