Film review: ‘BENEDETTA’ by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed’

Whether he’s making sci fi such as Robocop and Starship Troopers, a psychological thriller like Elle, an erotic thriller like Basic Instinct or a soft porn/comedy like Showgirls, the ever-controversial Dutch director Paul Verhoeven seems to love exploring troubled, morally questionable characters and provocateurs.  His latest film, the much-lauded and often confronting, Benedetta, is no different.  Loosely based on real

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