Filth and Wisdom

Impossibly arty and, at times, narratively incoherent, Filth and Wisdom still has its goofy charms.Read Full Review »

There's an undeniably funky charm and abiding can-do spirit to this loose-knit portrait of three London flatmates trying to make their way in the world.Read Full Review »

The movie is short on wisdom, but it might have gotten by if it had had better filth.Read Full Review »

Madonna's directorial debut, Filth and Wisdom, feels more like a collection of scenes than a fully drawn film.Read Full Review »

A pointless exercise in "shocking" behavior.Read Full Review »

A charming but silly love letter to a vanished era of urban bohemia?Read Full Review »

Worst of all, the movie's simply not very shocking. Madonna has made a career out of toying with image and ego, but this is a vanity project in the smallest sense possible.Read Full Review »

Not that Madonna has gone in for originality, which isn't really her thing: rather, instead of repurposing a genre, she has riffled through the art-house catalog for inspiration, as evidenced by the film's intentionally grubby visual texture, jumpy editing, direct-address commentary, freeze frames and other tricks.Read Full Review »

An irredeemably dull tale.Read Full Review »

The only thing this movie should lead you to is the nearest exit.Read Full Review »