Armando Iannucci
Avenue 5 is adrift, not exactly voicing a perspective that feels fresh or relevant. It doesn’t know what it wants to be, leaving it stuck in an unsatisfactory middle.
The Personal History of David Copperfield is a truly sincere retelling of Dickens’ story, one that taps into a new contemporary edge and presents itself in a distinctly cinematic fashion.
Armando Iannucci’s strange eye is turned to Dickens in The Personal History of David Copperfield.
Fresh from LFF, the latest Film Inquiry festival dispatch features reviews of Color Out of Space, Saint Maud, Synchronic and more.
In David Fontana’s final report from TIFF 2019, he covers Judy, The Personal History of David Copperfield and Sound of Metal.
A form of political agenda has been present in film since the dawn of cinem, with YA adaptations like Harry Potter and The Hunger Games influencing a new generation.
In his final Toronto International Film Festival report of the year, Tomas Trussow looks at Downsizing, Disobedience and The Death of Stalin.
Like Armando Iannucci’s other work, The Death of Stalin is a reliably funny romp—it’s just not going to be seen as one of his best efforts.
There’s lots of people who use humor as medicine, so expect The Death of Stalin to hit more than a few funny bones.
