The 12 Best Movies of the Fall Festivals, From ‘Roma’ to ‘High Life’
After several dense weeks of new movies, these are the ones that stand out.
Venice
Venice Film Festival Awards: ‘Roma’ Wins the Golden Lion as ‘The Favourite’ Lives Up to Its Name
Willem Dafoe, “The Sisters Brothers,” and “The Nightingale” won big as well.
Film Critic at ‘Nightingale’ Venice Screening Yells Sexist Remark About Jennifer Kent, and the Director Has a Powerful Response
“The Babadook” director is notable for being the only female director in competition at the Venice Film Festival this year.
Venice Film Festival Director Alberto Barbera on Gender Disparity, Netflix Controversies, and Steve Bannon
The 68-year-old one-time critic faces a lot of controversy this year, but he’s ready to face the hard questions.
‘American Dharma’ Review: Errol Morris’ Steve Bannon Documentary Is the Most Disturbing Movie of the Year — Venice
As Morris challenges the alt-right icon to justify his ideas, this fascinating portrait makes it unclear who has the upper hand.
‘Vox Lux’ Rocks Venice: Natalie Portman’s ‘Ferocious’ Performance Hailed As a ‘Career-High’ in First Reviews
“The Childhood of a Leader” director Brady Corbet gets the best out of Portman in his second directorial effort.
‘Monrovia, Indiana’ Review: Frederick Wiseman Goes to Trump Country, Where No One Talks About Trump — Venice
More impressionistic than intellectual, Wiseman’s latest is yet more proof of his abilities as a master image-maker.
‘What You Gonna Do When the World’s On Fire?’ Review: Roberto Minervini’s Doc Poetically Explores Life in the Deep South
Venice: Minervini’s verité-influenced film leans hard on its lush black and white cinematography in its attempt to offer a snapshot of African-American life in the Deep South.
‘At Eternity’s Gate’ Review: Willem Dafoe Is an Inspired Van Gogh in Julian Schnabel’s Impressionistic Masterwork — Venice
No ordinary biopic, this portrait of the artist takes you inside Van Gogh’s mind.
Luca Guadagnino on ‘Suspiria,’ His ‘Zone of Darkness,’ and That ‘Call Me by Your Name’ Sequel — Venice
The Italian director tells IndieWire about his wild “cover version” of the Argento classic, and his hopes for what his own unexpected franchise might look like.
‘Close Enemies’ Review: Gritty Crime Drama Boasts a Strong Matthias Schoenaerts, but Not Much Else — Venice
Reda Kateb co-stars in David Oelhoffen’s familiar Competition entry.
‘Peterloo’ Review: Mike Leigh’s Exhaustive and Fact-Based Drama Is Purely For History Wonks — Venice
The expansive, exhaustive, and extraordinarily thorough portrait of early 19th-century political activism is also bloody well dull.
