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Caspar Salmon is a film and culture writer based in London.

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Emma Stone’s Sexual Fantasia Is Now the Oscar Frontrunner

ONE TO BEAT

Stone has never been better, playing a woman having an unapologetic sexual awakening with transfixing reckless abandon in “Poor Things,” which just won the top prize at Venice.

Caspar Salmon | Published Sep 10, 2023

Jessica Chastain’s Latest Is an Acting Olympics That Falters

FROM THE LIDO

The Oscar winner stars in “Memory” at the Venice Film Festival, delivering an expectedly towering performance. It’s the convoluted film that doesn’t measure up.

Caspar Salmon | Published Sep 08, 2023

Ava DuVernay’s New Provocative Race Drama Is Too Ambitious

FESTIVAL SEASON

The new film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival, juggles many complicated, powerful ideas about race and caste—perhaps too many of them.

Caspar Salmon | Published Sep 07, 2023

Franz Rogowski Proves He’s Cinema’s Next Great Lead Actor

RISING STAR

After his dazzling, spark-plug turn in “Passages” this summer, Rogowski stars in “Lubo,” a devastating showcase of his sheer magnetism and jaw-dropping acting ability.

Caspar Salmon | Published Sep 07, 2023

‘Drive My Car’ Director’s Latest Is an Oscar-Worthy Triumph

CINEMA

Japanese filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi follows up his Oscar-winning portrait of grief with “Evil Does Not Exist,” another poignant film that earned a huge ovation in Venice.

Caspar Salmon | Published Sep 06, 2023

Glen Powell Is Hilarious in ‘Hit Man.’ But Is It Copaganda?

STAR TURN

The actor co-wrote the new dark comedy with director Richard Linklater. It got roaring laughs at its Venice premiere, but its breezy immorality may turn some audiences off.

Caspar Salmon | Published Sep 05, 2023

Woody Allen’s Latest Flop Seems Written by ChatGPT

SNOOZEFEST

The disgraced director’s new film “Coup de Chance,” which premiered at the Venice Film Festival,” is an exhausting and lazy retread of all his tried, true, and tired ideas.

Caspar Salmon | Published Sep 04, 2023

‘Priscilla’: Radical Telling of Elvis’ Abusive Relationship

SUSPICIOUS MINDS

Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla Presley biopic is a nuanced portrait of how an imbalanced relationship shaped the life of a 14-year-old girl who married the world’s biggest star.

Caspar Salmon | Published Sep 04, 2023

Don’t Remember William Friedkin By His Horrible Last Film

CRUISING

The director who gave us “The Exorcist” and “The French Connection” gave us one last film. (You can skip it.)

Caspar Salmon | Published Sep 03, 2023

You’re Going to Want Michael Fassbender to Be Your Hitman

THE MARK

The latest David Fincher film just premiered at the Venice Film Festival, featuring an impeccable turn from Michael Fassbender and a whole lot of violence.

Caspar Salmon | Published Sep 03, 2023

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