Venice Crowns ‘Woman Unknown’
May El-Toukhy takes the Golden Lion as class, power and inequality dominate the festival
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Venice Film Festival
Venice 2026: The Rich, the Powerful, and the Cost of Looking Away
Standout films on Musk, Gaza, and class conflict turn power and moral failure into gripping cinema
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‘The Pervert’s Guide to Utopias’ Preaches Radical Pessimism at the End of the World
In Venice, Sophie Fiennes’ third collaboration with Zizek sees the 77-year-old at his most political — and earnest
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A Spinoza professor undergoes an existential crisis in ‘The Basics of Philosophy’
At the Venice Film Festival, Paul Schrader Wrestles with Free Will and Determinism
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John Malkovich, Werner Herzog, and Danny Boyle Show Up Big in Italy
Actors and directors bring the goods to the Venice Film Festival 2026
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The Best of the Fests: Talking Diverse Excellence at the New York Film Festival
Featuring movies from a variety of countries and in a variety of styles, NYFF’s curation sparkles
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Venice Biennale 2023: The Show Goes On
A film festival, mostly without stars
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BFG Podcast #071: ‘The Rings of Power,’ the Venice Film Festival, and Review-Bombing
Our editor and writers break down the culture
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Where Are All the Movie Theater COVID Cases?
Not one reported case, anywhere in the world
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