However, when it comes to The Phoenician Scheme, things feel a little different. The intensity, the randomness, and the way ...

The Phoenician Scheme marks the third collaboration between Wes Anderson and Focus Features after Asteroid City and 2012's Moonrise Kingdom, both of which saw similar release strategies around the ...

Ultimately, "The Phoenician Scheme" is proof that Anderson now has a firm grasp on utilizing violence for both dramatic and comedic purposes, and sometimes both at once.

The Phoenician Scheme does not disappoint on this front. It’s a thrill to see longtime collaborators like Bill Murray and Willem Dafoe pop up in a black-and-white series of heavenly visions.

Now that The Phoenician Scheme has finally arrived, it seems like as good a time as any to dig into the characters, narrative and unpack the star-studded film ‘s explosive conclusion.

Maybe “The Phoenician Scheme” is Anderson’s way of saying that stealing something beautiful in the name of “innovation” comes at a great cost, not just to the original artist but to the ...

The Phoenician Scheme is a reconciliation story, and so Liesl reluctantly goes along with Korda's harebrained plan, hoping she can do some good along the way. But it won't be easy.

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Still, Anderson’s sheer creative style and typical ability to entertain keeps “The Phoenician Scheme” from ever feeling stale. An uninspired Wes Anderson movie is still more inspired than almost any ...

Wes Anderson Delights Cannes as ‘Phoenician Scheme’ Lands 6.5-Minute Standing Ovation, Leading Lady Mia Threapleton Overcome With Tears By Tatiana Siegel, Zack Sharf Getty Images ...

Wes Anderson has always been fascinated by dysfunctional families. He’s come back to the subject again and again — most profoundly, perhaps, in his early triumph “The Royal Tenenbaums” — and “The ...

Even by those standards, his latest film, “The Phoenician Scheme”, about a wealthy 1950s businessman trying to drum up financial support for a risky project overhauling the infrastructure of ...