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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 BEATStone 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.

Jessica Chastain’s Latest Is an Acting Olympics That Falters
FROM THE LIDOThe 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.

Ava DuVernay’s New Provocative Race Drama Is Too Ambitious
FESTIVAL SEASONThe new film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival, juggles many complicated, powerful ideas about race and caste—perhaps too many of them.

Franz Rogowski Proves He’s Cinema’s Next Great Lead Actor
RISING STARAfter 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.

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

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

Woody Allen’s Latest Flop Seems Written by ChatGPT
SNOOZEFESTThe 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.

‘Priscilla’: Radical Telling of Elvis’ Abusive Relationship
SUSPICIOUS MINDSSofia 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.

Don’t Remember William Friedkin By His Horrible Last Film
CRUISINGThe director who gave us “The Exorcist” and “The French Connection” gave us one last film. (You can skip it.)

You’re Going to Want Michael Fassbender to Be Your Hitman
THE MARKThe latest David Fincher film just premiered at the Venice Film Festival, featuring an impeccable turn from Michael Fassbender and a whole lot of violence.
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