Venice Film Festival
‘Joie de Vivre’ Review: Luca Guadagnino’s Marathon Doc on Bernardo Bertolucci Is Both a Feast and a Self-Indulgent Over-Abundance
Luca Guadagnino expresses his love and admiration for Bernardo Bertolucci in 'Joie de Vivre,' a marathon two-part doc on the giant of Italian Cinema.
‘Company’ Review: Casey Affleck Directs a Surprising, Decade-Hopping but Dull Existential Drama
Scoot McNairy, Adelaide Clemens, Nick Nolte, Ben Mendelsohn and Affleck’s son Atticus star in Casey Affleck's Venice competition entry 'Company.
How to Do Venice Right During Festival Week
While movie stars and photogs swarm the Venice Film Festival, there are havens of peaceful luxury to be found, on the Lido and beyond
‘From Inside Out: The Architecture of Peter Zumthor’ Review: Wim Wenders’ Technically Dazzling, Slightly Dry 3D Doc
In 'From Inside Out: The Architecture of Peter Zumthor,' Wim Wenders uses 3D to take viewers into the creations of the titular architect.
‘Bunker’ Review: Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem Are Riveting as a Married Couple Growing Apart in Needling but Schematic Psychological Drama
Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz star in 'Bunker,' Florian Zeller's psychological drama about marriage and wealth inequality, also with Stephen Graham.
Javier Bardem Feels a “Responsibility” to Speak Out on Political Issues: “I Have You Guys Listening to Me”
Real-life couple Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem were immediately quizzed on how much their marriage spilled into Florian Zeller's Venice film Bunker.
Inside ‘DAU,’ the 20-Year Soviet Simulation That Became Cinema’s Strangest Ghost Story
Ilya Khrzhanovsky's DAU, the mysterious, scandalous experimental film project, 20 years in the making, premieres at Venice 2026.
‘Musk’ Review: Alex Gibney’s Mammoth Elon Musk Doc Is a Poleaxing Portrait of the Tech Titan as a Con Man Given Way Too Much Power to Be Stopped
An exhaustive overview of the outsize influence and wealth of its subject, Alex Gibney's 'Musk' uses an AI avatar to get around Elon Musk's absence.
Venice Home Crowd Gives Italian Horror ‘The Spiral’ 9-Minute Standing Ovation
The hometown crowd went wild for the world premiere at Venice of The Spiral, a campy, fun Italian horror thriller from director Paolo Strippoli.
‘Hombre Al Agua’ Review: Gael García Bernal’s Chaotic Mexican Dramedy Has a Hard Time Staying Above Water
Gael García Bernal directs and stars in 'Hombre El Agua,' a midlife crisis flick about a Cuban émigré in Mexico.