‘Too Much Sugar’ Review: A Lively and Authentic Portrait of Small-Town America, in Which the Characters Become Masters of Their Own Stories

Director and editor Robert Greene continues to intriguingly blur the lines between fact, fiction and filmmaking in his new hybrid feature, Too Much Sugar, which premiered in Venice’s Orizzonti sidebar. Like his precedent efforts, Bisbee ’17 and Procession, Greene’s latest is an exercise in collaborative directing that employs real people to both be themselves and…

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‘Wild Horse Nine,’ With Sam Rockwell and John Malkovich, Gets Venice’s First Rapturous Reception of 2026

Martin McDonagh’s latest darkly literate, offbeat comedy drama Wild Horse Nine landed on the Venetian Lido by way of Easter Island Thursday evening, giving the world’s oldest film festival its first raucous standing ovation of 2026. Set shortly before the 1973 military coup in Chile, the darkly comic and soulful buddy movie features a cast…

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Camilo Séptimo Band Member Jonathan Meléndez Murdered In His Own Home Alongside Pregnant Wife, 3-Year-Old Daughter, Nanny, And Dog

[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] Disturbing news is being reported from Mexico. According to a new CNN report, Camilo Séptimo keyboardist Jonathan Meléndez, 38, his pregnant wife Ana Paula, 35, their 3-year-old daughter, 21-year-old nanny Aleida Romero Victorio, and pet dog were all murdered in the rock star’s Mexico City home. Just horrible. Absolutely horrible. Per…

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