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Steven Spielberg Christopher Nolan Yorgos Lanthimos Paul Thomas Anderson Brian De Palma Kathryn Bigelow Pedro Almodóvar Wes Anderson Ari Aster Francis Ford Coppola Joachim Trier Gael García Bernal Nicolas Winding Refn Ridley Scott Quentin Tarantino David Cronenberg M. Night Shyamalan Arnaud Desplechin Boots Riley Brady Corbet Steven Soderbergh Rodrigo Sorogoyen Guillermo del Toro Curry Barker Park Chan-wook Richard Linklater Harris Dickinson Kogonada Renny Harlin Stanley Kubrick Tim Burton Josh Safdie Emerald Fennell Alain Guiraudie Casey Affleck Naomi Kawase Steve McQueen Jeremy Saulnier J. J. Abrams Paolo Sorrentino Ryan Coogler Gia Coppola David Mamet Lee Chang-dong Noah Baumbach Chloé Zhao Christopher McQuarrie Spike Lee Marie Kreutzer Coen Brothers Film Festivals Steven Lisberger Sam Raimi Marco Bechis Claire Denis Denis Villeneuve Yeo Siew Hua P.T. Anderson David Fincher Jim Jarmusch David Ayer Robert Bresson Leigh Whannell Zack Snyder Themes Cristian Mungiu David Lynch Kelly Reichardt John Crowley Nikkhil Advani Mike Flanagan Luca Guadagnino Asghar Farhadi Anurag Basu Robert Redford Ron Howard Andrey Zvyagintsev Alauda Ruiz de Azúa Joe Swanberg Nia DaCosta Guy Ritchie

Bechis Returns With 'Back to Buenos Aires' at Venice

Its autobiographical grounding forces a reckoning with survivor guilt as Argentina reopens trials for junta crimes.

Gael García Bernal’s Hombre Al Agua Debuts at Venice With Striking Look and Crowded Story

25th Anniversary Recasts Spielberg’s A.I. as Bleak and Uncannily Prescient

Spielberg’s Disclosure Day Wins Praise for Craft While Sidestepping Evidence

Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur Wins Grand Prize at Cannes as a Portrait of Putin‑Era Corruption

Almodóvar’s Bitter Christmas Earns Warm Cannes Premiere but Is Cast as a ‘Minor’ Late‑Career Work

Deep Water Draws Lukewarm Reviews That Praise Its Plane‑Crash Centerpiece Ahead of May 1 Release

Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice Hits U.S. Theaters as Critics Praise Craft, Question Tone

Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague Debuts on Netflix After Limited Theatrical Bow

The Mastermind Earns Early Praise for Josh O’Connor and Rob Mazurek’s Jazzy Score

‘Snake Eyes’ Conspiracy Around Charlie Kirk’s Killing Surges Online Despite Key Refutation

Desplechin’s Two Pianos Draws Strong Early Reviews at TIFF and San Sebastián

Eddington Opens to Divided Critics and Modest Box Office