Tag: François-Renaud Labarthe
The Wizard of the Kremlin | 2025 Venice Film Festival Review
The Russians Are Killing the Russians Are Killing: Assayas Bungles Political Espionage
Of the many significant issues severely hobbling The Wizard of the Kremlin, the...
Suspended Time (Hors du Temps) | Review
Time Regained: Assayas Agonizes in Pretentious Pandemic Reflection
In what stands as evidence of a surprising lack of self-awareness, director Olivier Assayas reenacts a composite...
Non-Fiction | Review
The French Publisher’s Wife: Assayas Straddles Digital Criminals and Corporate Cannibals in Playful Bon Mot
Hardly a stranger to the back room wheeling and dealing...
Video: Romain Gavras’ The World is Yours (Le monde est à toi) | 2018 Cannes Film Festival
We haven't been bemused by gangsta comedy genre perhaps since Guy Ritchie's bumbling idiot films, and yet with this long anticipated sophomore film, Romain...
