Deborah Ross

Baffling and plainly nuts – but worth it: Megalopolis reviewed

Francis Ford Coppola's passion project is like a cheese dream, with one bizarre scene, and line, after another

TV reporter Wow Platinum (Aubrey Plaza) in Coppola’s Megalopolis 
issue 28 September 2024

Megalopolis, which draws parallels between the fall of the Roman empire and modern-day America, is a film by Francis Ford Coppola – and it couldn’t, in fact, be more by Francis Ford Coppola if it tried.

He wrote, produced, directed and self-financed it ($120 million; ouch) and even found the time to be its greatest fan.

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