There’s no “Alas, poor Yorick,” and no “to be or not to be” monologue, but Mamoru Hosoda’s “Scarlet” is still undoubtedly ...

There are quite a few Hamlet-reimagined films on the TIFF 2025 program, and this was one of the ones I did not want to miss. The ambitious and epic Scarlet is the much-anticipated latest from Academy ...

The 'Belle' director inexplicably reimagines the main character of 'Hamlet' as a pink-haired princess, transporting her into another dimension where she learns that anger is not the answer. Vengeance ...

Scarlet (2025) - Scarlet swimming through water, looking astonished - Sony Pictures Classic Filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda is obsessed with sending his characters across time and space. In 2006's "The Girl ...

In age where movies make $2 billion and somehow make little cultural impact, the success of William Shakespeare seems unthinkable. He wrote plays over 400 years ago and we’re all still obsessed with ...

One of Japan’s trendiest auteurs has made another visually impressive but narratively forgettable baroque fantasy. It’s been said that several filmmakers at Venice are showing up with their “state of ...

While Scarlet won’t have a wide release in English until early 2026, the film will be shown at various festivals in late 2025 for an award-qualifying run, and for anyone who gets a chance to see ...