... well worth seeking out if you can stomach both prolonged tension and eruptions of, er, uncivilised behaviour.
Denmark
The Icelandic director’s third feature has been compared to Scorsese, Bergman, Malick and Herzog, but it’s uniquely his own.
… a chilling treatise on how uncaring both halves of its title truly are …
The shocking historical background is engrossing enough to check this dour Scandinavian film, even if it proves to be more fascinating than the film itself, which contains a certain familiarity
… well crafted and will be particularly appreciated by Euro-arthouse cinema buffs.
We take a look at the five 2023 Oscar nominated short films, which are receiving a limited cinema release ahead of the March 12 ceremony.
While The Venus Effect doesn’t really fulfil its brief as a comedy, it’s certainly romantic …
Cinematic ultra-stylist Nicolas Winding Refn is back in Denmark!
... plot-heavy, but many scenes are so well-played and the general atmosphere so broodingly authentic, that the film succeeds royally.