TW: Descriptions of depictions of sexual assault I recently watched The Last Duel on HBO Max, and I absolutely hated it. Watching it felt like punishment: it is two hours and 32 minutes long and you feel every single second of it. Beyond the runtime, the entire film is dark (literally) and bleak. The entire premise […]
Screentime columnist Lucy Messineo-Witt argues audiences prematurely characterized “The Last Duel” as problematic without the regard for historical context.
'The Last Duel' has underperformed at the box office, despite being a well-acted story. One of the failures is in the three chapters breakdown of the film.
I can’t watch a Ridley Scott film without admiring the seamless way in which he moves a story along, with understated authenticity and events that never seem to interrupt narration.