‘Motor City’ Review: Potsy Ponciroli’s Audacious Thriller — a Scorsese Opera without Dialogue — Announces the Arrival of a Startling Voice

Variety reviews 'Motor City,' a new thriller directed by Potsy Ponciroli and starring Shailene Woodley and Ben Foster. As Variety describes it, the film plays like a Scorsese-directed silent film—an underworld opera that draws viewers into its glittering surface while requiring them to actively participate in the story. The review signals the arrival of a startling new directorial voice.

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