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Venice Film Festival Reviews Horror-Thriller 'The Spiral'

Updated 2026-09-07 19:40 UTC 1 source Neutral

Paolo Strippoli's horror-thriller 'The Spiral' premiered at the Venice Film Festival, receiving a mixed review. Critics praised Valeria Bruni Tedeschi's performance while questioning its festival placement.

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‘The Spiral’ Review: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi Is The Devil In Disguise In Paolo Strippoli’s Fiendishly Fun Horror-Thriller – Venice Film Festival

There will be people wondering why Paolo Strippoli’s unashamedly commercial horror-thriller The Spiral is in Competition and not in one of the festival’s many increasingly hard-to-navigate sidebars. But thank God it is; with a tsunami of documentary titles and a bunch of reality-based features that

2026-09-07 19:27 UTC