The Predator and the Performance: Robert Pattinson Tackles the Ethics of Reality TV in ‘Primetime’
The Venice Film Festival has long been a stage for bold narrative swings, but few projects this year have generated as much immediate friction as Primetime. Directed by Lance Oppenheim in his narrative feature debut, the film stars Robert Pattinson as…
The Shadow of Representation: Edoardo Gabbriellini’s ‘The City of the Living’ and the Ethics of True Crime
The intersection of artistic expression and social responsibility remains one of the most contentious battlegrounds in modern cinema. When a filmmaker tackles a true story—especially one involving marginalized communities and horrific violence—they walk…
The Predator Within: Wiebke von Carolsfeld’s "Someone’s Daughter" Deconstructs the Ethics of Survival
In the vast, verdant expanse of Quebec’s Eastern Townships, director Wiebke von Carolsfeld has crafted a film that functions less as a traditional survival thriller and more as a claustrophobic, moral autopsy. Her latest feature, Someone’s Daughter,…
The Architecture of Memory: Ross McElwee’s ‘Remake’ and the Ethics of the First-Person Lens
Editor’s Note: This review was originally published during the 2025 Venice Film Festival. Music Box Films releases “Remake” in U.S. theaters starting Friday, July 10. Long before the video diary became the en vogue format of personal expression on…
