Holland... deftly moves the story through its present and past and elicits understated performances throughout the entire cast, all without excessive sentimentality.

| Jul 23, 2021

Often as thorny as its subject but also oddly fascinated by his near-magical abilities, "Charlatan" is a temporary cure for the common biopic.

| Jul 22, 2021

Throughout the film, Agnieszka Holland makes clear that she isn't interested in easily digestible pop-psychology nuggets.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 18, 2021

There's an austere elegance to Holland's film-making...

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 9, 2021

The venerable veteran director Agnieszka Holland has made a tasty, if not fully-baked, biographical drama about an obstinate man whose life was as difficult as he was.

| Jan 22, 2021

Polish director Agnieszka Holland has made another fascinating but disjointed biopic about a little-known figure whose story helps to reveal the soul of 20th century Europe.

| Original Score: B- | Mar 3, 2020

[A] handsome, intelligently questioning but slightly dry biopic.

| Feb 28, 2020

It's easily accessible on a visual level while being remarkably inexpressive on a sub-textual one.

| Feb 27, 2020

A rich psychological puzzle about a compromised political survivor.

| Feb 27, 2020

It is intriguing, if a little frustrating...

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 27, 2020