The Venice Film Festival is upon us, and that means a lot of movies with awards season potential. But what to watch?!

THR ‘s chief film critic surveys the Lido lineup for the films he’s most looking forward to.

AFTER THE HUNT

Luca Guadagnino ’s latest gives Julia Roberts what reportedly is one of her most complex roles as Alma Olsson, a self-possessed Yale philosophy professor in a comfortable marriage, put in a difficult position when her PhD candidate protégée (Ayo Edebiri) accuses Alma’s colleague and friend (Andrew Garfield) of sexual assault. A thorny examination of contemporary morality ensues, as Alma is forced to wade through professional, political and personal issues stemming from her secretive past without bringing down her neatly structured world. Michael Stuhlbarg and

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