A peculiar tension exists inside nearly every frame created by writer-director Wes Anderson. The geometric visual preoccupation of the framing; the actors, sometimes in motion but more frequently motionless;

Wes Anderson will likely delight his most ardent fans but perhaps lose a few others with the plot, which becomes a bit exhausting to follow as we reach the midpoint of this tale.

Wes Anderson's new movie, The Phoenician Scheme, misses the mark and continues his cold streak after Asteroid City. In some ways, it feels like the AI-generated parodies of his style have gotten to Wes Anderson,