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‘The Card Counter’ Is a Teeth-Grinding Royal Flush
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‘The Card Counter’ Is a Teeth-Grinding Royal Flush

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 / 8 September 2021

Paul Schrader’s The Card Counter finds Oscar Isaac at his mercurial best and presents yet another triumph of the writer/director’s tongue-in-cheek cynicism.

Venice 2021: Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ Stirs up the Grit
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Venice 2021: Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ Stirs up the Grit

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 / 4 September 2021

Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ (Venice International Film Festival 2021) looks the part and will not disappoint fans, but it groans under the weight of its world-building.

Venice 2021: ‘The Power of the Dog’ Locks Its Jaws on You
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Venice 2021: ‘The Power of the Dog’ Locks Its Jaws on You

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 / 2 September 2021

Benedict Cumberbatch’s performance is spellbinding and disturbing in Jane Campion’s taut exploration of identity and family relationships, The Power of the Dog.