A new film from a great director who always takes risks. From his explosive debut to his latest work, the Mexican filmmaker has built a career on calculated risks—artistic, technical, and personal—that most directors would carefully avoid. The result is a body of work that feels singular: restless, ambitious, and often polarizing, yet impossible to ignore. It began with Amores Perros (2000). Rather than deliver a conventional debut, Iñárritu wove three raw, intersecting stori

A look at the short film Enter the Room, directed by Harry Waldman Short films have always offered exceptional opportunities for experimentation. Filmmakers who wish to explore unconventional spaces, venture into uncharted territory, or adopt less familiar forms of expression usually turn to the short format. The primary reason is practical: the tools, form, runtime, and production costs of a short film are far more manageable than those of a feature. This freedom allows a fi

The 83rd Venice International Film Festival (Biennale Cinema 2026) runs from 2–12 September on the Lido and has unveiled a strong Competition lineup heavy on established auteurs, with relatively few studio titles. Artistic director Alberto Barbera presented a selection that mixes returning masters, bold new works and a handful of high-profile English-language films. The International Competition Jury Maggie Gyllenhaal (American actress, director, screenwriter and producer — k

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