The Phoenician Scheme
First screened in June 2025

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Director: Wes Anderson. Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Steve Park, Rupert Friend, Alex Jennings, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amalric, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Hope Davis, Willem Dafoe, F. Murray Abraham, Truman Hanks, Scott Shepherd, Donald Sumpter, Jason Watkins, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Beatrice Campbell, Karl Markovics, Bill Murray. Screenplay: Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola.

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Photo © 2025 Focus Features/Indian Paintbrush

In Brief: Echoes of Grand Budapest (clear lead, slantwise politics). Colder and more convoluted, but ample pleasures.

VOR: ③  Anderson engages our moment, casting an eye toward graspy billionaires, hoping they are redeemable? Feints at novelty. Much else familiar.

Grade: B–

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