Venice Film Festival

Wild Horse Nine Movie Review: Malkovich and Rockwell Are a Double Act for the Ages

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Verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine is the rare awards-season film that is simultaneously a spy story, a buddy comedy and a meditation on guilt. It is not flawless — its final stretch strains under everything it wants to say — but John Malkovich’s Venice-winning performance and his chemistry with … Read more

A House of Dynamite Review: Kathryn Bigelow’s Nuclear Nightmare Is Still the Most Disturbing Film on Netflix

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Abstract illustration of glowing missile trails streaking across a stormy night sky above a city skyline, evoking the nuclear-crisis mood of A House of Dynamite

One year after it detonated onto Netflix, Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite has lost none of its power to ruin your evening — and I mean that as the highest compliment. This is a political thriller stripped of all comfort: no heroes, no villains, no reassuring resolution. Just eighteen minutes, one missile, and the … Read more