Joker has last laugh at Venice Film FestivalGolden Lion goes to Joaquin Phoenix-starring film while Roman Polanski takes runner-up prizeBabyteeth is a charming new indie film from Australian director Shannon MurphyEliza Scanlen confirms her status as one of the world’s most promising young actorsThe Laundromat — money laundering’s vicious cycle exposedSteven Soderbergh gives tax avoidance The Big Short treatmentJoaquin Phoenix is frighteningly good in JokerTodd Phillips reinvents the comic book movie with his portrait of a comedian’s descent into madnessEma — anarchy and sexual abandon from Pablo LarraínThe director of Jackie and Neruda returns with a daring film about a punkish member of an urban dance troupeTimothée Chalamet takes on the playboy Prince Hal in The KingThe Bard made bingeable? Netflix’s first Shakespeare adaptation features a deliciously fruity turn from Robert PattinsonMore from this SeriesThe Painted Bird is stunning to look at but hard to watchGrotesque imagery prompted mass walkouts — even among battle-hardened critics paid to sit through anythingAdam Driver and Scarlett Johansson are on finest form in Marriage StoryNoah Baumbach returns with the funny and heartbreaking tale of a divorcing coupleAn Officer and a Spy — Roman Polanski’s new film is a starchy military taleThe director’s film was a controversial inclusion at Venice, but it fails to match the hullabalooAd Astra — Brad Pitt searches for inner peace in outer spaceThe first big movie at the Venice Film Festival is an emotionally turbulent ride through the galaxy
Joker has last laugh at Venice Film FestivalGolden Lion goes to Joaquin Phoenix-starring film while Roman Polanski takes runner-up prizeBabyteeth is a charming new indie film from Australian director Shannon MurphyEliza Scanlen confirms her status as one of the world’s most promising young actorsThe Laundromat — money laundering’s vicious cycle exposedSteven Soderbergh gives tax avoidance The Big Short treatmentJoaquin Phoenix is frighteningly good in JokerTodd Phillips reinvents the comic book movie with his portrait of a comedian’s descent into madnessEma — anarchy and sexual abandon from Pablo LarraínThe director of Jackie and Neruda returns with a daring film about a punkish member of an urban dance troupeTimothée Chalamet takes on the playboy Prince Hal in The KingThe Bard made bingeable? Netflix’s first Shakespeare adaptation features a deliciously fruity turn from Robert PattinsonMore from this SeriesThe Painted Bird is stunning to look at but hard to watchGrotesque imagery prompted mass walkouts — even among battle-hardened critics paid to sit through anythingAdam Driver and Scarlett Johansson are on finest form in Marriage StoryNoah Baumbach returns with the funny and heartbreaking tale of a divorcing coupleAn Officer and a Spy — Roman Polanski’s new film is a starchy military taleThe director’s film was a controversial inclusion at Venice, but it fails to match the hullabalooAd Astra — Brad Pitt searches for inner peace in outer spaceThe first big movie at the Venice Film Festival is an emotionally turbulent ride through the galaxy