Asian A.V. Club: What to Watch pod - Venice Film Festival edition (ep 5)

It's another episode of the Asian A.V. Club What to Watch podcast as we are trying something different by taking a look into the fall film festivals. If you didn't already know, the Venice, Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals basically set up the kickoff point for a slew of buzzy films that are vying for a spot in the Award season conversation. By the end of these two weeks, certain titles that are most talked about also inform the studios if they're going to spend the time and effort for their awards campaigns.

Since I didn't make it to Venice Film Festival this year, I asked three of my fave journalists, Mathilde Bernard, René Mioch and returning friend of the pod Patrick Heidmann, to talk about 5 films that had the critics talking.

First up, George Clooney plays the role of JAY KELLY, a megawatt smile superstar who is looking  ...